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Kill ​

Kill processes by process ID.

shell
kill PID  # Defaults to SIGTERM
kill -9 PID
kill -9 %JOBID

Pkill ​

Kill processes by process name (pattern). Use pgrep for a preview of what processes will be killed.

shell
pkill PNAME

Killall ​

Kill processes by process name (exact).

shell
killall PNAME

Xkill ​

Kill process by clicking its window.

shell
xkill