>>As far as I know, kill merely *defaults* to sending SIG_KILL...
> 
> 
>   No, it defaults to sending SIGTERM.

Ah yes, you're right. (Actually, you do that a lot... must be skill or 
something.)

>   SIGKILL should basically never be used because it's "too strong", only
> when no other options work.

Isn't that the one the kernel sends during shutdown?

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