Signal
Send a signal to a specific process by PID:
$ osapi client node process signal --target web-01 \
--pid 1234 --signal TERM
Job ID: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
PID SIGNAL CHANGED
1234 TERM true
Broadcast a signal to a process on all hosts:
$ osapi client node process signal --target _all \
--pid 1234 --signal HUP
Job ID: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
HOSTNAME STATUS PID SIGNAL CHANGED ERROR
web-01 ok 1234 HUP true
web-02 ok 1234 HUP true
mac-01 skipped unsupported platform
JSON Output
Use --json to get the full API response:
$ osapi client node process signal --target web-01 \
--pid 1234 --signal TERM --json
{"results":[{"hostname":"web-01","pid":1234,"signal":"TERM","changed":true,"status":"ok"}],"job_id":"..."}
Flags
| Flag | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
--pid | Process ID to signal (required) | |
--signal | Signal name: TERM, KILL, HUP, INT, USR1, USR2, etc. | |
-T, --target | Target: _any, _all, hostname, or label (group:web) | _any |
-j, --json | Output raw JSON response |