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Closing programs (infosec.pub)
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[–] Rubanski@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Does the "SIG" stands for "Signal"?

[–] SuspciousCarrot78@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Gathorall@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

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

[–] redhat421@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months 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 months ago (1 children)

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 months ago

It's Secret Intervention Group, but close enough.

[–] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 3 points 2 months 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)