How to force kill a process

Q: How to force kill a process

Command: kill -9 [PID] Forcibly terminate a process that is unresponsive. Usage: kill -9 [PID] Details: -9 sends the SIGKILL signal. Use this only when a standard `kill [PID]` (SIGTERM) fails.

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Command: kill -9 [PID]

Forcibly terminate a process that is unresponsive. Usage: kill -9 [PID]

Details:
-9 sends the SIGKILL signal.
Use this only when a standard `kill [PID]` (SIGTERM) fails.