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# systemctl kill
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> Send a signal to one or more processes of a unit.
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2026-02-18 06:55:01 -07:00
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> More information: <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemctl.html#kill%20PATTERN%E2%80%A6>.
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2025-12-16 10:20:31 -07:00
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- Send the `SIGTERM` signal to a unit to terminate it:
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`systemctl kill {{unit}}`
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- Send a specific signal to a unit:
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`systemctl kill {{[-s|--signal]}} {{signal_number|signal_name}} {{unit}}`
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- Send a `SIGHUP` signal to only the main process of a unit:
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`systemctl kill {{[-s|--signal]}} SIGHUP --kill-whom main {{unit}}`
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- List all available signals:
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`systemctl kill {{[-s|--signal]}} help`
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