How to terminate the current command in Linux?
In Linux, you can terminate the currently running command using the following methods:
- Ctrl + C is the most commonly used method. Pressing the Ctrl + C combination key sends a SIGINT signal to the currently running command, causing it to be terminated.
- Pressing Ctrl + Z will put the current running command in the background and pause it. You can then use the fg command to resume it or use kill %n to terminate it.
- kill command: You can find the process ID (PID) of a command by using the command ps aux | grep
, and then terminate the process by using kill PID command.
With these methods, you can easily terminate a command currently running on a Linux system.