kill - kill processes
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kill [options] PID
kill is used to kill processes and groups of processes. I can also send other signals to them.
-p All processes associated with the given process group will be affected. Normally all threads in the target process are affected. You can also send events, for example: -kill Will send the EKILL signal. It can not be caught and always causes termination. This is the default. -intr Sends EINTR, interrupted system call. PID The process id of the process to send the signal to.
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