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What is the purpose of the "kill" command?
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The correct answer is B) To send a signal (often to terminate) to a process, identified by its process ID (PID)
B
Correct Answer
To send a signal (often to terminate) to a process, identified by its process ID (PID)
Explanation
"kill <pid>" sends a signal (SIGTERM by default) to the specified process, typically requesting it to terminate gracefully; "kill -9" sends SIGKILL for a forceful termination.
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