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killall:tldr:a56fa
killall: Terminate a process using the SIGINT (interrupt) signal, which is the same signal sent by pressing `Ctrl + C`.
$ killall -INT ${process_name}
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The command "killall -INT ${process_name}" is used to send an interrupt signal (SIGINT) to a specific process or group of processes specified by the "process_name" parameter.
Here is a breakdown of the command:
- "killall" is a Linux command used to send signals to multiple processes, terminating them or modifying their behavior. In this case, it is used to send an interrupt signal.
- "-INT" is an option/flag that specifies the specific signal to be sent. "INT" stands for interrupt, which is the signal number 2. Sending an interrupt signal to a process usually requests it to gracefully terminate. If the process does not handle this signal or does not terminate within a specific time, it may be forcibly terminated.
- "${process_name}" is a placeholder for the actual name of the process or processes to be targeted. It could be the name of a running program or a regular expression representing a group of processes.
In summary, this command kills or interrupts the processes with the specified name or matching a specific pattern, asking them to terminate voluntarily.
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.