Name
GenerateCtrlEvent
Synopsis
$cons
->GenerateCtrlEvent([type
, processgroup
])
Description
Sends a break signal of the specified type to the specified process group.
type can be one of CTRL_BREAK_EVENT
or CTRL_C_EVENT
,
signaling, respectively, the pressing of CTRL + Break and of CTRL + C. If not
specified, type defaults to CTRL_C_EVENT
.
processgroup is the PID of a process sharing the same console. If omitted,
it defaults to 0 (the current process), which is also the only meaningful
value that you can pass to this function.
Returns undef
on error, a nonzero value on success.
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