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kill -9 -1 is better than kill -9 $$
by bmnbug 14y ago
kill -9 -1 is better than kill -9 $$
- alanh 14y agoHow so?
- mcpherrinm 14y agoThat post was a troll. -1 is a special PID: It indicates that all processes that you can kill should be. Kill -9 -1 as root is a surefire way to make a system stop doing anything, fast.