Kill Command In Linux

The kill command is used to terminate a process manually.

    Syntax: kill [OPTIONS] [PID]
    where,
    OPTION = signal name or no.
    PID = Process ID

• To see all the signal names

    Syntax: kill -l
  

  Some of the most widly used kill commands

    Syntax:
        kill PID
        kill -1 PID (to restart the process)
        kill -2 PID (interrupt from keyboard like `Ctrl+C`)
        kill -9 PID (forcefully terminate the process)
        kill -15 PID (kill process gracefully)