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Posted: 27 Jan 2005

Q:
How can I terminate a process?

A:
At a command prompt, type 'ps aux' and hit ENTER.

Find the process id (PID) of the process you wish to terminate.
Type 'kill', a space, and the PID. Hit ENTER.

The process is terminated.

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