How do I close a program from the terminal
Now every file is handled by another program say gedit and folders the same, so to kill [ the program handling that file or folder ] we can use two methods:
-
The program name with:
pkill <name_of_program> -
use of program
PID(process id)- find the
PIDwithpgrep <name_of_program>, then - kill it with
kill <PID>
- find the
Information:
man pkill
man kill
Note: When closed this way any unsaved changes will be lost.