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PID?
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Hi,
PID stands for Process IDentifier. Each process has a unique number given to it so that the system can identify them. You can see most of your processes running, by typing 'ps -u' at the command prompt. The PID appears in the leftmost column.
The 'kill' command stops a process -be very careful how you use it- defined by the PID.
HTH
PeteH2
PID stands for Process IDentifier. Each process has a unique number given to it so that the system can identify them. You can see most of your processes running, by typing 'ps -u' at the command prompt. The PID appears in the leftmost column.
The 'kill' command stops a process -be very careful how you use it- defined by the PID.
HTH
PeteH2
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To see all of the processes running on your system, try 'ps -ef'.
To see what each kill -# means, run 'kill -l' (thats a lowercase L, not a one). kill with no options, defaults to 'kill -15', which is a nice way of terminating a program. If a program is locked up and kill -15 doesn't work, then you can try 'kill -9 PID#'. kill -1 is the same as 'kill -HUP'.
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To see what each kill -# means, run 'kill -l' (thats a lowercase L, not a one). kill with no options, defaults to 'kill -15', which is a nice way of terminating a program. If a program is locked up and kill -15 doesn't work, then you can try 'kill -9 PID#'. kill -1 is the same as 'kill -HUP'.
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