'kill' command in linux

 

     kill – it is used for stopping processes

     Format: kill signal pid

     Signals

     -15 - terminate cleanly, supporting processes also terminated.

     -9 - kill only main process. Supporting processes are configured in sleep mode.

     -1 - reread the stucked configuration file.

     Eg1: kill -15 3428

     This will kill the main process and the supporting processes.

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