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@@ -59,13 +59,8 @@ some sort of stringifiable error object. Defaults to init.startFailed.
 
 ### init.stop(pidfile, cb, killer)
 
-If you omit `killer`, it sends your service TERM, INT, QUIT, in that order
-(with 2 second delays) and then KILL until the process is no longer running,
-then calls cb (defaults to init.stopped). If the process was running,
-cb's first argument will be true. It is identical to pass `init.hardKiller(2000)`
-as killer argument. If you want to send SIGTERM signals to your process and
-wait until it die, use `init.softKiller(delay = 2000)` to check for your pid
-every `delay` seconds while it's alive. Then `cb` will be called.
+Stops your service with one of shutdown functions. Default is
+`init.hardKiller(2000)`, but you may pass your own.
 
 ### init.status(pidfile, cb)
 
@@ -92,6 +87,26 @@ A string on which to dispatch. Defaults to your program's first argument
 (process.argv[2]). Recognized actions are "start", "stop", "restart",
 "try-restart", "force-reload", and "status".
 
+#### killer
+As in init.stop()
+
+Shutdown functions
+-----------------
+
+### init.hardKiller(delay = 2000)
+
+Sends your service TERM, INT, QUIT, in that order (with 2000 ms delays) and
+then KILL until the process is no longer running, then calls cb (defaults to
+init.stopped). If the process was running, cb's first argument will be true.
+This is default shutdown function.
+
+### init.softKiller(delay = 2000)
+
+Sends your service TERM and wait until it die with 2000 ms delays. This is
+preferred choice for graceful shutdown. Your service may decide when it want
+to stop with no data loss.
+
+
 Default Actions
 ---------------
 These functions are the defaults for various callbacks, but you can call them