kill Linux Commands
What is Linux kill Command?
Explanation
kill COMMAND:kill command is used to kill the background process.SYNTAX :
kill [-s] [-l] %pidOPTIONS:
-s
Specify the signal to send. The signal may be given as a signal name or number.
-l
Write all values of signal supported by the implementation, if no operand is given.
-pid
Process id or job id.
-9
Force to kill a process.
EXAMPLE:
Step by Step process:
- Open a process music player.
xmms
press ctrl+z to stop the process.
- To know group id or job id of the background task.
jobs -l
It will list the background jobs with its job id as,
xmms 3956
kmail 3467
- To kill a job or process.
kill 3956
kill command kills or terminates the background process xmms.
kill [-s] [-l] %pid
OPTIONS:
-s
Specify the signal to send. The signal may be given as a signal name or number.
-l
Write all values of signal supported by the implementation, if no operand is given.
-pid
Process id or job id.
-9
Force to kill a process.
EXAMPLE:
Step by Step process:
- Open a process music player.
xmms
press ctrl+z to stop the process.
- To know group id or job id of the background task.
jobs -l
It will list the background jobs with its job id as,
xmms 3956
kmail 3467
- To kill a job or process.
kill 3956
kill command kills or terminates the background process xmms.
| -s | Specify the signal to send. The signal may be given as a signal name or number. |
| -l | Write all values of signal supported by the implementation, if no operand is given. |
| -pid | Process id or job id. |
| -9 | Force to kill a process. |
- Step by Step process:
- Open a process music player.
xmmspress ctrl+z to stop the process. - To know group id or job id of the background task.
jobs -lIt will list the background jobs with its job id as, xmms 3956 kmail 3467 - To kill a job or process.
kill 3956kill command kills or terminates the background process xmms.
