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== Linux Examples ==
 
== Linux Examples ==
 
"Kill" a process (send SIGKILL signal)
 
"Kill" a process (send SIGKILL signal)
*<code>kill -9 56568</code> or <code>kill -KILL 56568</code> or <code>kill -s KILL 56568</code>
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*<code>kill -9 56568</code> or <code>kill -KILL 56568</code> or <code>[[kill -s]] KILL 56568</code>
  
 
Send [[SIGTERM]] signal
 
Send [[SIGTERM]] signal
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* [[Builtin]]: [[Bash buildins]]
 
* [[Builtin]]: [[Bash buildins]]
 
* [[wait]]
 
* [[wait]]
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* [[kill -6]]
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 15:13, 25 October 2024

kill is a command that is used in Linux and other operating systems to send signals to running processes. kill commands allows to send SIGKILL (kill -9 PID) signal that cause the process to terminate immediately (kill).

Linux Examples[edit]

"Kill" a process (send SIGKILL signal)

  • kill -9 56568 or kill -KILL 56568 or kill -s KILL 56568

Send SIGTERM signal

  • kill -15 56568 or kill -TERM 56568 or kill -s TERM 56568

Kill al process that belongs to a user:

  • kill -9 `lsof -t -u USERNAME`
  • Suspend process: kill -SIGSTOP PID
  • Resume process: kill -SIGCONT PID

Jobs:

Related commands[edit]

See also[edit]

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