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kill: Terminate a program using the default SIGTERM (terminate) signal.
$ kill ${process_id}
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The command "kill ${process_id}" is used to terminate or stop a process in a Linux or Unix-based operating system.
- "${process_id}" represents the ID of the process you want to terminate. The process ID is a unique numerical identifier assigned to every running process on the system.
- By using the "kill" command, you are sending a termination signal to the process with the specified process ID.
- The process can receive and handle the termination signal in different ways based on its design and purpose, but the default action is to terminate or stop the process.
- This command is primarily used by system administrators or advanced users to manage processes and free up system resources.
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