ipcSoftInterrupt

ipcSoftInterrupt( 
o_childId 
) 
=> t / nil

Description

Equivalent to executing the UNIX kill -2 command. If the child process is active, it is sent a soft interrupt. The child is responsible for catching the signal.

Arguments

Value Returned

Examples

      cid = ipcBeginProcess("sleep 100")
ipc:15
      ipcSoftInterrupt(cid)
t
      cid
ipc:15

Related Topics

Interprocess Communication Functions

ipcKillAllProcesses

ipcKillProcess