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<title>Creating the sendsignals script</title>
<?dbhtml filename="sendsignals.html" dir="chapter07"?>

<para>Create the <filename>/etc/init.d/sendsignals</filename> script by running
the following command:</para>

<para><screen><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/init.d/sendsignals &lt;&lt; "EOF"</userinput>
#!/bin/sh
# Begin /etc/init.d/sendsignals

#
# Include the functions declared in the /etc/init.d/functions file
#

source /etc/init.d/functions

#
# Send all the remaining processes the TERM signal
#

echo -n "Sending all processes the TERM signal..."
/sbin/killall5 -15
evaluate_retval

#
# Send all the remaining process (after sending them the TERM signal
# before) the KILL signal.
#

echo -n "Sending all processes the KILL signal..."
/sbin/killall5 -9
evaluate_retval

# End /etc/init.d/sendsignals
<userinput>EOF</userinput></screen></para>

</sect1>

