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kill

List of commands for kill:

  • kill:tldr:23e73 kill: Terminate a background job.
    $ kill %${job_id}
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  • kill:tldr:63124 kill: List available signal names (to be used without the `SIG` prefix).
    $ kill -l
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  • kill:tldr:9feed kill: Terminate a program using the default SIGTERM (terminate) signal.
    $ kill ${process_id}
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  • kill:tldr:d2425 kill: Send a `SIGUSR1` signal to all processes with the given GID (group id).
    $ kill -${SIGUSR1} -${group_id}
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  • kill:tldr:ecb48 kill: Terminate a program using the SIGHUP (hang up) signal. Many daemons will reload instead of terminating.
    $ kill -${select} ${process_id}
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