[NTLUG:Discuss] what does 'HUP' mean?

[Randy Seibert]

HUP tells a process to reload its config script without stopping the 
process. Like say you change the config script for your mail server wjile it 
is running and you want to start the changes that you have made but you 
don't want to stop the mail server process you would just use the kill -HUP 
command and that would tell the mail server to reload the config without 
stopping.

-Randy


>From: "m m" <llliiilll at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: discuss at ntlug.org
>To: discuss at ntlug.org
>Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] what does 'HUP' mean?
>Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 11:13:38 PDT
>
>Hi all:
>
>A vety stupid question: what does 'HUP' mean?
>please see the following, if not you are clear what I am ask.
>
>"... into ~alias/.qmail-uucp-default. (For some UUCP software you will need
>to use -d instead of -df. Also, you may need to insert a space between
>-a and "$SENDER" for bounces to work properly.) If qmail-send is
>running, give it a HUP."
>
>I am configuring the qmail. that paragraph was copied from q-mail FAQ.
>
>Thank you.
>
>
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