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kill Command - Terminate Processes
The kill command sends signals to processes, typically used to terminate or control processes by their PID.
Syntax
kill [options] PID...
Examples
kill 1234
Send the default SIGTERM signal to process with PID 1234.
kill -9 1234
Forcefully terminate process 1234 using SIGKILL.
kill -l
List all signal names.
Notes
- The default signal is SIGTERM (15), which requests graceful termination.
- Use SIGKILL (9) for forceful termination when a process does not respond to SIGTERM.
- Only privileged users can send signals to processes owned by other users.
