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| ====== kill ====== | ====== kill ====== | ||
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| + | **General Information** | ||
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| kill is the command to send signals to processes. | kill is the command to send signals to processes. | ||
| - | Some of the more often used singals: | + | **Checklist** |
| + | * Distro(s): Any | ||
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| + | ---- | ||
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| + | ===== Kill Signals ===== | ||
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| + | List kill signals | ||
| + | <code bash> | ||
| + | kill -l | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | \\ | ||
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| + | Some of the more often used signals: | ||
| ^ Signal # ^ Signal Name ^ Description | ^ Signal # ^ Signal Name ^ Description | ||
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| | 15 | TERM | Software termination request, process cleans up and exits **(default)** | | 15 | TERM | Software termination request, process cleans up and exits **(default)** | ||
| - | ==== kill syntax | + | ---- |
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| + | ===== Kill Syntax ===== | ||
| <code bash> | <code bash> | ||
| kill [-signal] pid | kill [-signal] pid | ||
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| If -signal is ommited, kill sends -15 (TERM) by default. | If -signal is ommited, kill sends -15 (TERM) by default. | ||
| - | ==== kill examples | + | ---- |
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| + | ===== Kill Examples ===== | ||
| Ask apache to re-read its configuration file after changes have been made. (Assumes httpd is pid 2123) | Ask apache to re-read its configuration file after changes have been made. (Assumes httpd is pid 2123) | ||