7-Controlling Processes
- kill PID (or process name)
- kill a process (politely)
- always try this first
- kill -KILL PID (or process name)
- force kill a process
- killall Program Name
- kills all the processes under a program (politely)
- killall -KILL program name
- force kill an app
- Example
- killall Finder
- killall -KILL Finder
- killall Dock
- killall -KILL Dock
- Don't be afraid of experimenting
- these are only your processes, so no permanent harm can happen
- but make sure to save your work
- if you mess things up, a reboot will fix things
- DO NOT PLAY WITH SYSTEM PROCESSES
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