<para>
The <xref linkend="app-pg-ctl"> program provides a convenient
interface for sending these signals to shut down the server.
- </para>
-
- <para>
Alternatively, you can send the signal directly using <command>kill</>
- (or <command>pg_ctl kill TERM [process id]</> on <productname>Windows</>).
+ on non-Windows systems.
The <acronym>PID</> of the <command>postgres</command> process can be
found using the <command>ps</command> program, or from the file
<filename>postmaster.pid</filename> in the data directory. For