diff --git a/_commands/basics/kill.md b/_commands/basics/kill.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0f918443 --- /dev/null +++ b/_commands/basics/kill.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ + +## kill + +#### **Description** + +`kill` is a command used to terminate a process. These processes are tasks that a program may be trying to complete. For each process there is a PID (process ID), which can be used with the kill command to halt the execution of specific processes. + +#### **Syntax** + +`kill [signal or option] PIDs` + +#### **flags** +`-l` lists all available signals with no descriptions +`w` waits for all processes to finish before exiting