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taskkill:tldr:58ae2
taskkill: Terminate a process by its name.
$ taskkill /im ${process_name}
try on your machine
This command is used to terminate a process running on a Windows system using its process name. Here's a breakdown of the command:
taskkill
: It is the command-line utility in Windows used to terminate processes./im
: It is a parameter indicating that we want to terminate a process by its image name (process name).${process_name}
: This is a placeholder representing the actual process name. You need to replace${process_name}
with the name of the process you want to terminate.
For example, if you want to terminate a process named "notepad.exe", you would use the command: taskkill /im notepad.exe
. This command will forcefully terminate the "notepad.exe" process, closing any associated windows or applications.
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.