what does "kill -9" and "kill -1" do

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what does "kill -9" and "kill -1" do..

Answer / jitesh varshney

Kill -9
===> send sure kill signal to process..
but, remember it can't kill all processes
eg: init process
run : kill -9 1 [it can't effect]

Kill -1
===> send signal hangup to process..

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what does "kill -9" and "kill -1" do..

Answer / supreetha

kill -9
--> sends termination signal to the process

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