kill
CautionKill a process
kill -9 <PID>
Sends a signal to end a process; -9 forces (SIGKILL).
Examples
pkill -f myappKill by name pattern
Syntax
kill [-9] <PID> | pkill <name>
Before you run it
-9 kills without cleanup; verify target.
The same reference, with no signal at all
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