{"id":11570,"date":"2024-06-03T06:06:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T06:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/?p=11570"},"modified":"2024-06-03T06:14:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T06:14:24","slug":"how-to-kill-a-process-using-kill-command-in-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/how-to-kill-a-process-using-kill-command-in-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Kill a Process Using Kill Command in Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201ckill\u201d command in the Linux system is used to kill unwanted processes. Terminating unresponsive system processes helps to maintain your system&#8217;s stability and performance. You can either gently terminate the process or forcefully kill it.<\/p>\n<p>This technical post will illustrate how to use the \u201ckill\u201d command to terminate processes in Linux, particularly on the Ubuntu 24.04 system.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Kill a Process Using Kill Command in Linux?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The following commands will demonstrate the main uses of the &#8220;kill&#8221; command in Linux systems.<\/p>\n<p><strong>View the System\u2019s Processes via \u201ctop\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Linux systems, such as Ubuntu 24.04, the \u201ctop\u201d command is convenient to identify and inspect the system\u2019s processes that need to be killed or terminated:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<pre>top<\/pre>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"889\" height=\"529\" class=\"wp-image-11571\" src=\"http:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-1.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-1.png 889w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-1-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-1-768x457.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 889px) 100vw, 889px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In response to the above command, you will see a list of running processes on your system. You can identify the particular process that needs to be terminated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kill the Process Using ID<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For example, if you want to forcefully terminate \u201cfirefox\u201d, you can simply use the \u201c-9\u201d, which is the code of the SIGKILL signal:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<pre>kill -9 13762<\/pre>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<pre><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"875\" height=\"53\" class=\"wp-image-11572\" src=\"http:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-2.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-2.png 875w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-2-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-2-768x47.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><\/pre>\n<p>This command will immediately kill the particular process on your Ubuntu 24.04 system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Inspect the system\u2019s Process through \u201cps\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The \u201cps\u201d command with the \u201caux\u201d option is used for listing all running processes with detailed information:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<pre>ps aux<\/pre>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<pre><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"894\" height=\"532\" class=\"wp-image-11573\" src=\"http:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-3.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-3.png 894w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-3-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-3-768x457.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\" \/><\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"890\" height=\"301\" class=\"wp-image-11574\" src=\"http:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-4.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-4.png 890w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-4-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-4-768x260.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you can see above, the command lists all the running processes of your Linux-based Ubuntu system.<\/p>\n<p>You can identify the processes from the list to terminate them using the terminal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kill a Process using the ID<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here, you will see how to use the \u201ckill\u201d command to terminate or kill the process by its Process ID, such as \u201c5197\u201d:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<pre>kill 5197<\/pre>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<pre><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"801\" height=\"48\" class=\"wp-image-11575\" src=\"http:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-5.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-5.png 801w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-5-300x18.png 300w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-5-768x46.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/pre>\n<p>Without using any additional option will kill the process normally.<\/p>\n<p>If the above command does not work to kill the process, then use the \u201c-9\u201d option, which is used to kill the process forcefully:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<pre>kill -9 5197<\/pre>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<pre><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"72\" class=\"wp-image-11576\" src=\"http:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-6.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-6.png 793w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-6-300x27.png 300w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-6-768x70.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/pre>\n<p>You can also specify the \u201c-SIGKILL\u201d instead of its code number (i.e. -9):<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<pre>kill -SIGKILL 5197<\/pre>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<pre><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"882\" height=\"71\" class=\"wp-image-11577\" src=\"http:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-7.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-7.png 882w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-7-300x24.png 300w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-7-768x62.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 882px) 100vw, 882px\" \/><\/pre>\n<p>Both the above command is used for the same purpose, thus either you use the option code (i.e. -9) or the option name (i.e. -SIGKILL).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kill Multiple Processes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can kill more than one process with one command. Let\u2019s see how it works:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"892\" height=\"279\" class=\"wp-image-11578\" src=\"http:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-8.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-8.png 892w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-8-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-8-768x240.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Identify the multiple process IDs (PIDs) in the running process list.<\/p>\n<p>Now, use the \u201ckill\u201d command followed by these PIDs and execute the command:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<pre>kill 6529 6533 6542<\/pre>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<pre><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"864\" height=\"49\" class=\"wp-image-11579\" src=\"http:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-9.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-9.png 864w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-9-300x17.png 300w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-9-768x44.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/pre>\n<p>This will kill the selected or identified PID on your system.<\/p>\n<p>You can verify these processes using the same command:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<pre>kill 6529 6533 6542<\/pre>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<pre><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"839\" height=\"119\" class=\"wp-image-11580\" src=\"http:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-10.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-10.png 839w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-10-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-10-768x109.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" \/><\/pre>\n<p>You will see the message \u201cNo such process\u201d after successfully executing the command.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kill a Process by Process Name<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In case you don&#8217;t want to use the PID, you can utilize the process name to kill the process using the following command:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<pre>pkill firefox<\/pre>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<pre><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"842\" height=\"49\" class=\"wp-image-11581\" src=\"http:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-11.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-11.png 842w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-11-300x17.png 300w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-11-768x45.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/pre>\n<p>The empty output confirms that the process (i.e., firefox) has been killed or terminated successfully.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>\u201ckill\u201d<\/strong> command enables you to use the <strong>\u201c-f\u201d<\/strong> option to match against the entire\/full command line, not just the process name:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<pre>pkill -f firefox<\/pre>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<pre><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"891\" height=\"48\" class=\"wp-image-11582\" src=\"http:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-12.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-12.png 891w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-12-300x16.png 300w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-12-768x41.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><\/pre>\n<p>When this command runs it will search for the full command line rather than only the process name to kill.<\/p>\n<p><strong>View All Available Signals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To view all the available signals and utilize them according to your needs, run the following command:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<pre>kill -l<\/pre>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<pre><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"884\" height=\"349\" class=\"wp-image-11583\" src=\"http:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-13.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-13.png 884w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-13-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/greenwebpage.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/word-image-11570-13-768x303.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 884px) 100vw, 884px\" \/><\/pre>\n<p>You can use the option number or name with the \u201ckill\u201d command to enhance the command&#8217;s functionality.<\/p>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>In Linux systems, including Ubuntu 24.04, you can terminate or kill unresponsive or unwanted processes very simply. You can use the &#8220;top&#8221; or &#8220;ps aux&#8221; command from your terminal to identify the unwanted processes. To terminate the process, simply use the syntax &#8220;kill &lt;option&gt; Process ID or Name&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201ckill\u201d command in the Linux system is used to kill unwanted processes. Terminating unresponsive system processes helps to maintain your system&#8217;s stability and performance. You can either gently terminate the process or forcefully kill it. 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