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@@ -2246,7 +2246,9 @@ signal:
@table @code
@item @var{pid} > 0
-The process whose identifier is @var{pid}.
+The process whose identifier is @var{pid}. (On Linux, the signal is
+sent to the entire process even if @var{pid} is a thread ID distinct
+from the process ID.)
@item @var{pid} == 0
All processes in the same process group as the sender.