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Killing Processes

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Killing Processes

The kill command terminates processes in Linux by sending signals to specific Process IDs (PIDs). Use kill [signal] PID to terminate processes manually. Different signals provide various termination methods - SIGTERM for graceful shutdown, SIGKILL for forced termination. Process termination is essential for managing unresponsive or unwanted processes.

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