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Joseph Acevedo
Joseph Acevedo
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Posted by Joseph Acevedo
Joseph Acevedo
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kill -9 496

This may be a silly question, but I really like to know the meanings behind the syntax.

I get the "kill" --> pretty straightforward - "kill" the process. I get the "496" --> ID of the process you want to kill.

WHAT THE HECK IS -9???

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David Bath
David Bath
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David Bath
David Bath
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That is covered in this video: https://teamtreehouse.com/library/console-foundations/processes/killing-processes but for some reason I can't play the video.