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<code>kill</code> is a command that is used in Linux and other [[operating systems]] to send [[signals]] to running processes. kill commands allows to send [[wikipedia:Signal_(IPC)#SIGKILL|SIGKILL]] (<code>kill -9 PID</code>) signal that cause the process to terminate immediately (kill).
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<code>[[wikipedia:Kill_(command)|kill]]</code> is a [[command]] that is used in Linux and other [[operating systems]] to send [[signals]] to running processes. kill commands allows to send [[wikipedia:Signal_(IPC)#SIGKILL|SIGKILL]] (<code>kill -9 PID</code>) signal that cause the process to terminate immediately (kill).
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* https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/kill.1.html
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== Linux Examples ==
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"Kill" a process (send SIGKILL signal)
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*<code>kill -9 56568</code> or <code>kill -KILL 56568</code> or <code>[[kill -s]] KILL 56568</code>
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Send [[SIGTERM]] signal
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* <code>[[kill -15]] 56568</code> or <code>kill -TERM 56568</code> or <code>kill -s TERM 56568</code>
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Kill al process that belongs to a user:
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* <code>kill -9 `[[lsof]] -t -u USERNAME`</code>
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* Suspend process: <code>kill -SIGSTOP PID</code>
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* Resume process: <code>kill -SIGCONT PID</code>
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[[Jobs]]:
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* <code>[[kill %1]]</code>
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== Related commands ==
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* <code>[[disown]]</code>
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* <code>[[podman kill]]</code>
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* <code>[[pkill]]</code>
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* <code>[[docker kill]]</code>
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* <code>[[esxcli]] vm process kill -w 692XX -t soft</code>
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* [[Zombie process]]
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* <code>[[enable]]</code>: [[enable -n]] kill
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* [[Builtin]]: [[Bash buildins]]
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* [[wait]]
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* [[kill -6]]
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== See also ==
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* {{kill}}
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* kill in Windows is an alias for <code>[[Stop-Process]]</code> [[cmdlet]]
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* {{jobs (linux)}}
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* {{ps}}
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[[Category:Linux]]
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[[Category:Linux commands]]

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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