How to end task with PID in Linux

June 14, 2024February 4, 2023 by Rahul Sahu

To end a task with a specific PID in Linux, you can use the kill command.

$ kill <PID>

For example, if the PID of the task you want to end is 12345:

$ kill 12345

If the task does not respond to the kill signal, you can try using the -9 option, which sends the SIGKILL signal:

$ kill -9 <PID>