Timeline for Why should I not use 'kill -9' / SIGKILL
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| Jun 12, 2017 at 17:44 | comment | added | dimo414 | @kubanczyk sure, but it's an oft-misapplied tool, and used without understanding it's purpose. I've seen many threads where A says "Just kill -9 it", OP says "great, that worked! I'll remember that from now on!", and B comes in to warn "wait kill -9 is dangerous!" only after the fact. | |
| Nov 11, 2016 at 16:10 | vote | accept | dimo414 | ||
| May 6, 2016 at 10:33 | comment | added | kubanczyk | The premise of the question is wrong. SIGKILL is just a tool. It is recommended in some situations and not recommended in other situations (as are all other tools). | |
| S May 6, 2016 at 6:17 | answer | added | dimo414 | timeline score: 25 | |
| S May 6, 2016 at 6:17 | history | asked | dimo414 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |