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# kill
> Send a signal to a process, usually related to stopping the process.
> All signals except for SIGKILL and SIGSTOP can be intercepted by the process to perform a clean exit.
> More information: <https://manned.org/kill.1posix>.
- Terminate a program using the default SIGTERM (terminate) signal:
`kill {{process_id}}`
- List available signal names (to be used without the `SIG` prefix):
`kill -l`
- Terminate a program using the SIGHUP (hang up) signal. Many daemons will reload instead of terminating:
`kill {{[-1|-HUP]}} {{process_id}}`
- Terminate a program using the SIGINT (interrupt) signal. This is typically initiated by the user pressing `<Ctrl c>`:
`kill {{[-2|-INT]}} {{process_id}}`
- Signal the operating system to immediately terminate a program (which gets no chance to capture the signal):
`kill {{[-9|-KILL]}} {{process_id}}`
- Signal the operating system to pause a program until a SIGCONT ("continue") signal is received:
`kill {{[-19|-STOP]}} {{process_id}}`
- Send a `SIGUSR1` signal to all processes with the given GID (group id):
`kill -SIGUSR1 -{{group_id}}`