# Stopping Things: kill and Signals

kill sends a process a signal: plain kill sends TERM, a polite request to finish up and stop; kill -KILL ends a process that ignores it; pgrep -af and pkill -f find and stop processes by name; and Ctrl+C sends INT to the program in front of you.

![Cheat sheet for the lesson Stopping Things: kill and Signals: kill sends a process a signal: plain kill sends TERM, a polite request to finish up and stop; kill -KILL ends a process that ignores it; pgrep -af and pkill -f find and stop processes by name; and Ctrl+C sends INT to the program in…](https://fsdtrainingmedia.blob.core.windows.net/public/images/2026/11/848375c0e95c495ab16f59457826b96c.webp)

- Category: Bash
- Level: Journeyman
- Tags: kill, linux, pgrep-and-pkill, sigkill, signal, sigterm, unix
- Updated: November 10, 2026

Source: https://www.ask-codey.com/cheat-sheets/bash-kill-and-signals-cheat-sheet