> If that's not possible, is there a way to release a specific
> process after it's already running?
You'll want to read up on the "ps" and "kill" commands.
ps is "Process Status" and will list out various processes on the
system. Handy switches are "a" (a=all processes), "x" (x=processes without
a controlling tty), and "u" (u=list users controlling the process). So ps
will show you what's running and one of the things it'll show is the process
ID (PID).
The kill command takes a PID number and will kill the process. There's
many ways to kill, ranging from nice (i.e. "Please stop what you're doing,
close up your files, and shut yourself down, thanks.") to nasty (i.e.
"You're terminated sucker!"). "man kill" will fill you in on the gory
details.
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. | Answer: McDonalds is to gourmet cooking.
Randy |
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