Command Reference- OpenBSD
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OPENBSD NOTES: Random Command Reference AUG 2005
COMMAND: procedure to restart common services
The linux shortcut of killall -HUP servicename is not available in OpenBSD. THerefore it is necessary to use the process id (pid) if issueing a SIGHUP.
restart syslogd
kill -HUP `cat /var/run/syslog.pid`
COMMAND: tar and compress
OpenBSD tar switches are a little different from Linux tar switches. recommended way to tar and compress a directory, preserve permissions
tar -p -zcvf /var/named/slave.tgz /var/named/slave
COMMAND: kill all processes
pkill processname pkill -9 processname
