[ kill process in linux ]

How do I kill process in Linux.

::kill command::

1. Use this command.

# ps -ef | grep -i <your-target-process>

OR

# ps aux | grep <your-target-process>

e.g: # ps -ef | grep -i jboss

2. Then, choose your target Process ID

# kill 9821

OR

# kill -9 9821

note: -9 is special Kill signal, which kill the process

3. Done

::killall command::

1. Use this command.

# killall -9 <your-target-process>

e.g: # killall -9 firefox

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