Linux Command Cheat Sheet/Force kill process

Send SIGKILL to stop a process immediately.

Section: Processes Jobs and Scheduling

Force kill process

bash
bash
kill -KILL 12345
Explanation

Use only when a process ignores or cannot handle graceful signals.

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