[SOLVED] How to kill a process, the best way possible. I have a vi on background

Foxbat1155 · 12-08-2011, 04:08 PM

I entered vi to view a file but exited without saving, and actually, I think that instead of quitting, I just minimized that process to the background, so to speak.

This is the jobs output at the moment of writing this thread:

Code:

 [1]   Running                 djview4 fortran_chapman_2003.djvu &  (wd: ~/Documents/pemacs/fortran)
[2]-  Stopped                 vi pagina_chapman.txt  (wd: ~/Documents/pemacs/fortran/exercicios)
[3]+  Stopped                 vi pagina_chapman.txt  (wd: ~/Documents/pemacs/fortran/exercicios)
[4]   Running                 chromium-browser &  (wd: ~/Documents/pemacs/fortran/exercicios)

How should I kill process number 2 and 3?

Is there a preferable procedure to killing a process?

Should I use the kill command?

Is the process id the same process id that shows on htop (PID)?

Thankyou.

Foxbat1155 · 12-08-2011, 04:14 PM

I would like to add that in my htop those jobs appear with a 'T' tag, which, in the help, means this process has been "traced/stopped".

Does this mean that the process still shows although it is not running or sleeping, and not using any memory? Or just that it is waiting to be killed?

Cheers.

Foxbat1155 · 12-08-2011, 04:19 PM

My current ps command output:

Code:

  PID TTY          TIME CMD
 2144 pts/0    00:00:01 bash
 2185 pts/0    00:01:07 djview4
 2241 pts/0    00:00:00 vi
 2245 pts/0    00:00:00 vi
 3183 pts/0    00:06:39 chromium-browse
 3185 pts/0    00:00:09 chromium-browse
 3187 pts/0    00:00:00 chromium-browse
 3206 pts/0    00:00:12 chromium-browse
 3315 pts/0    00:00:00 chromium-browse <defunct>
 3339 pts/0    00:00:05 chromium-browse
 3978 pts/0    00:02:52 chromium-browse <defunct>
 3985 pts/0    00:00:00 chromium-browse <defunct>
 5986 pts/0    00:00:05 chromium-browse <defunct>
 6035 pts/0    00:00:00 chromium-browse <defunct>
 6797 pts/0    00:00:01 chromium-browse <defunct>
 7432 pts/0    00:00:02 chromium-browse <defunct>
 7439 pts/0    00:00:00 chromium-browse <defunct>
 7495 pts/0    00:00:09 chromium-browse
 7516 pts/0    00:00:06 chromium-browse
 7630 pts/0    00:00:28 chromium-browse
 7654 pts/0    00:00:18 chromium-browse
 7904 pts/0    00:00:00 ps

The fact that the vi operations show here means they are still active in some way?

Foxbat1155 · 12-08-2011, 04:28 PM

I believe I have solved this issue, but I would like some peer confirmation anyways.

I used kill -9 pid

I have also used killall -9 for the remaining vi process.

They no longer show in the HTOP.

Thankyou.

lugoteehalt · 12-08-2011, 05:24 PM

The sort of naturally motivated thing to do is simple enter %2 to enter vi and then stop vi in the normal way with :q. Ditto %3. Killing things seems a bit aggressive.

Foxbat1155 · 12-09-2011, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lugoteehalt

The sort of naturally motivated thing to do is simple enter %2 to enter vi and then stop vi in the normal way with :q. Ditto %3. Killing things seems a bit aggressive.

Mr Lugo Sir, do you mean that %2 gives me access to process #2?

lugoteehalt · 12-09-2011, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foxbat1155

Mr Lugo Sir, do you mean that %2 gives me access to process #2?

Yes, just put %2 into a terminal and then hit <return> and that brings process 2 in the 'jobs' list to the foreground.

Try this to illustrate the point:

Code:

vim sillyStuff.txt

put in some text

hit ctrl+z  (to put it into the background, don't know if my usage of this term strictly correct)

jobs

%1  (and you are back into vim)

Foxbat1155 · 12-10-2011, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lugoteehalt

Yes, just put %2 into a terminal and then hit <return> and that brings process 2 in the 'jobs' list to the foreground.

Try this to illustrate the point:

Code:

vim sillyStuff.txt

put in some text

hit ctrl+z  (to put it into the background, don't know if my usage of this term strictly correct)

jobs

%1  (and you are back into vim)

Thankyou for your help.