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pueue-kill:tldr:1a456
pueue-kill: Kill a task and terminate all its child processes.
$ pueue kill --children ${task_id}
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The command you mentioned pueue kill --children ${task_id}
refers to a command that uses the "pueue" software to kill a specific process and all its child processes.
Here's a breakdown of the different parts of the command:
pueue
: It represents the command-line interface (CLI) tool called "pueue", which is used to manage and control processes.kill
: It is a command used to terminate or stop processes in Unix-like operating systems.--children
: It is an option or flag provided by the "pueue" tool, indicating that you want to kill not only the specified process but also all its child processes.${task_id}
: It is a placeholder representing the unique identifier of the task or process you want to kill. You would replace${task_id}
with the actual ID of the task you wish to terminate.
Overall, this command allows you to send a request to the "pueue" tool to kill a specific process and all its associated child processes, ensuring a complete termination of the entire process tree.
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.