diff --git a/usr.bin/killall/killall.1 b/usr.bin/killall/killall.1 index ed59ec37ffa5..83b839c5525b 100644 --- a/usr.bin/killall/killall.1 +++ b/usr.bin/killall/killall.1 @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd June 4, 2020 +.Dd June 27, 2020 .Dt KILLALL 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -58,13 +58,11 @@ The super-user is allowed to kill any process. .Pp The options are as follows: .Bl -tag -width ".Fl c Ar procname" -.It Fl d | v -Be more verbose about what will be done. -For a single -.Fl d -option, a list of the processes that will be sent the signal will be -printed, or a message indicating that no matching processes have been -found. +.It Fl d +Be more verbose about what will be done, but do not send any signal. +The total number of user processes and the real user ID is shown. +A list of the processes that will be sent the signal will be printed, or a +message indicating that no matching processes have been found. .It Fl e Use the effective user ID instead of the (default) real user ID for matching processes specified with the @@ -86,8 +84,12 @@ of processes found. CAUTION! This is dangerous, a single dot will match any process running under the real UID of the caller. +.It Fl v +Be verbose about what will be done. .It Fl s -Show only what would be done, but do not send any signal. +Same as +.Fl v , +but do not send any signal. .It Fl Ar SIGNAL Send a different signal instead of the default .Dv TERM . @@ -190,9 +192,9 @@ to all processes matching provided pattern (like vim and vimdiff): killall -m 'vim*' .Ed .Sh DIAGNOSTICS -Diagnostic messages will only be printed if requested by +Diagnostic messages will only be printed if the .Fl d -options. +flag is used. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr kill 1 , .Xr pkill 1 ,