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Command kill -9 ............

  1. Request kernel to kill a process

  2. Ask user to terminate the process or not.

  3. There os no such command exist.

  4. Order kernel to kill a process.
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Explanation

The 'kill -9' command sends SIGKILL to a process, which orders the kernel to immediately terminate the process without allowing it to clean up. Unlike other kill signals, SIGKILL cannot be caught or ignored by the process.

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