linuxgeek: Re: [LINUX_Newbies] Re: Problem 6: Small questions

one is a suggestion, even a request- "Please kill PID 914".
The other one is a command barked by a drill instructor with a pistol in
his hand.
You WILL do it, and you WILL do it NOW.

On 1/24/2013 3:57 AM, highskywhy@yahoo.de wrote:
>
> Do Jan 24 09:43:36 2013
> Problem 6: Small questions
> Good morning
> Thank You for help.
>
> > Problem 6: Small questions
> > Good morning
> > What is the difference in the taskmanager
> > between
> > kill
> > and
> > terminate?
>
> Graphical programs are often just front ends for terminal applications.
> In a terminal type:
>
> man kill
>
> kill is probably kill -9 and terminate is likely kill -15
> *
> Thank You.
> > Today the firefox was blocked.
> > I started a new terminal:
> > pidof firefox
> >
> > task id 1234 5678
> > kill 1234
> > kill 5678
> > But the tasks continued running.
> > How can I stop firefox?
>
> Try:
>
> killall -9 firefox
> *
> Does killall kill also kill Chromium and so on or only firefox?
> Does -9 say: I am more cruel then only kill 1234
>
> Regards
> Sophie
>
>

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