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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
+<!-- $Revision: 1.1 $ -->
+  <refentry id='function.proc-terminate'>
+   <refnamediv>
+    <refname>proc_terminate</refname>
+    <refpurpose>
+     kills a process opened by proc_open
+    </refpurpose>
+   </refnamediv>
+   <refsect1>
+    <title>Description</title>
+     <methodsynopsis>
+      <type>int</type><methodname>proc_terminate</methodname>
+      <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>process</parameter></methodparam>
+      <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>signal</parameter></methodparam>
+     </methodsynopsis>
+     
+    &warn.undocumented.func;
+
+    <para>
+     See also <function>proc_open</function>, 
+     <function>proc_close</function>, and 
+     <function>proc_nice</function>.
+    </para>
+   </refsect1>
+  </refentry>
+
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