Process Management
kill
Sends signals to processes.
Ubuntu
CentOS
Debian
Arch
SUSE
Slackware
Alpine
Fedora
Verified: 2025-09-09
Syntax
$kill [OPTIONEN] PID...
Examples
$kill 1234
$kill -9 1234
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
kill --help
Note
Built-in or external command
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