fuser:tldr:1787a

fuser: Kill all processes accessing a file or directory (sends the `SIGKILL` signal).

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$ fuser --kill ${filename_or_directory}

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The command "fuser --kill ${filename_or_directory}" is used to find processes that are currently using a specified file or directory, and terminate them.

Here is a breakdown of the command:

"fuser": This command is used to identify process IDs (PIDs) that are using files or directories. It shows which processes have particular files or directories open.
"--kill": This option is used to send a signal to terminate the identified processes. When combined with the "fuser" command, it forcefully terminates the processes that have the file or directory specified.
"${filename_or_directory}": This is a placeholder representing the name of the file or directory that you want to check for processes. Replace it with the actual file or directory name you want to investigate.

When you run this command with the appropriate file or directory name, it will search for the PIDs of processes that are using that file or directory and send a kill signal to those processes, terminating them forcefully if necessary.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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