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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 17:59:44 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 17:59:44 +0000 |
commit | fb31765cbe33890f325a87015507364156741321 (patch) | |
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Adding upstream version 42.0.upstream/42.0upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/help/C/process-kill.page b/help/C/process-kill.page new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0ff95bd --- /dev/null +++ b/help/C/process-kill.page @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" + type="topic" style="task" + id="process-kill"> + <info> + <revision version="0.1" date="2014-01-28" status="review"/> + <link type="guide" xref="index#processes-info" group="processes-info" /> + <link type="seealso" xref="process-identify-hog" /> + + <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> + + <credit type="author copyright"> + <name>Phil Bull</name> + <email>philbull@gmail.com</email> + <years>2014</years> + </credit> + + <desc>If a program stops working or freezes, you can force it to close.</desc> + + </info> + + <title>Kill (close) a program immediately</title> + + <p>If a program stops working or freezes, you can force it to close ("kill" it) using <app>System Monitor</app>. Go to the <gui>Processes</gui> tab and click to select the process you want to kill. Then, click <gui>End Process</gui>.</p> + + <p>If the process does not close after a few seconds, right-click it and select <gui>Kill</gui> from the menu that appears.</p> + + <p>Using <gui>End Process</gui> tries to close the process properly, giving it time to save files and so on, whereas <gui>Kill</gui> forces it to close straight away. For some programs, this might mean that you lose unsaved files. You should always try <gui>End Process</gui> first.</p> + +</page> |