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Closing programs (infosec.pub)

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[-] Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 2 weeks ago

Does the "SIG" stands for "Signal"?

[-] SuspciousCarrot78@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

I like to secretly imagine it stands for SIG SAUER. Bang = process ded

[-] Gathorall@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Eh, it works more than 80% of the time.

[-] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

The problem with Sig is they work too oftem, particularly when you don't want them to

[-] redhat421@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

80% of the time it works every time!

You're likely bumping into processes which are blocked by IO or are zombies.

[-] mrunicornman@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

Special Interest Group. An internal committee convenes to decide the fate of the process.

(I don't know the answer, but I'm pretty sure it stands for signal.)

[-] _edge@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 weeks ago

It's Secret Intervention Group, but close enough.

[-] smeenz@lemmy.nz 12 points 2 weeks ago

Yes.

[-] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

I guess, but would have to look that up too (there are quite a lot of signals starting with SIG, so it would make sense that it is this way)

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