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    Major oversight that needs to be addressed with KILL command, process ID number, and the ps aux output table?

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  • Kat Stacy
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    What should I do for the extra credit assignment for the end of the processes lessons in console foundations?

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  • mattcleary2
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    What's the difference between 'kill -KILL' and 'kill -TERM'

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  • Christopher Parke
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    The process doesn't die.

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  • Nijad Kifayeh
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  • Alexis Leblanc-Isabelle
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    Can't find the process "top"

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  • Kristof Szilagyi
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    ERROR: Garbage option. When I write: ps aux | grep "top"

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