> Isn't "kill -9" apt to leave bits of resources unfreed or have other
> undesirable side effects?  

Only from the point of view of the application,  if 'kill -9' works
then the system resources should be freed.  So you might get left
with temporary files - eg netscapes 'session active' file.
(See the other recend thread about unkillable processes...)

OTOH being gentle, waiting a few seconds, then giving it the chop
is slightly more friendly.

	David

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