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kill

The kill command is used to send signals to processes, which can terminate the process or perform other operations.

Process ID

Specify the signal to send (-s)

Send to a specified message queue (-q)

Specify the process ID to terminate (-p)

Terminate all processes, not just the main process (-a)

Specify the user ID or username to terminate (-u)

Display detailed output (-v)

Display help information (-h)

Display version information (--version)

Example

Terminate a process: kill <pid> (where <pid> is the ID of the process to be terminated)
Terminate a process gracefully: kill -s TERM <pid> (where <pid> is the ID of the process to be terminated)
Forcefully terminate a process: kill -s KILL <pid> (where <pid> is the ID of the process to be terminated)
View the process on a port and terminate it:
1. View the process on a port: lsof -i :<port> (where <port> is the port number to be viewed)
2. End the process: kill <pid> (where <pid> is the ID of the process to be terminated)