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The command



ping <dest> &


causes ping to go to the background. It still prints output to the terminal, however. Ctrl-C does not stop it, only introduces a new prompt. How to stop it from the terminal?










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  • In addition to the answers, there is a way to naturally limit ping's iterations with a count — -c N — where N is a positive number.

    – l0b0
    11 hours ago













  • @l0b0 Yes true, but I faced this particular problem, and it's actually related to any program where we might not know the execution time, or where it might not even be defined. So I mean to ask how to stop the process.

    – Vineet
    11 hours ago











  • Nitpick: It's not a URL.

    – Roger Lipscombe
    10 hours ago











  • @RogerLipscombe What do you call it, other than destination? Host is a little unsure, considering that a single computer may host many domains

    – Vineet
    10 hours ago











  • It's a hostname (or an IP address). "a single computer may host many domains" -- not relevant to ping.

    – Roger Lipscombe
    10 hours ago
















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The command



ping <dest> &


causes ping to go to the background. It still prints output to the terminal, however. Ctrl-C does not stop it, only introduces a new prompt. How to stop it from the terminal?










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  • In addition to the answers, there is a way to naturally limit ping's iterations with a count — -c N — where N is a positive number.

    – l0b0
    11 hours ago













  • @l0b0 Yes true, but I faced this particular problem, and it's actually related to any program where we might not know the execution time, or where it might not even be defined. So I mean to ask how to stop the process.

    – Vineet
    11 hours ago











  • Nitpick: It's not a URL.

    – Roger Lipscombe
    10 hours ago











  • @RogerLipscombe What do you call it, other than destination? Host is a little unsure, considering that a single computer may host many domains

    – Vineet
    10 hours ago











  • It's a hostname (or an IP address). "a single computer may host many domains" -- not relevant to ping.

    – Roger Lipscombe
    10 hours ago














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The command



ping <dest> &


causes ping to go to the background. It still prints output to the terminal, however. Ctrl-C does not stop it, only introduces a new prompt. How to stop it from the terminal?










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causes ping to go to the background. It still prints output to the terminal, however. Ctrl-C does not stop it, only introduces a new prompt. How to stop it from the terminal?







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  • In addition to the answers, there is a way to naturally limit ping's iterations with a count — -c N — where N is a positive number.

    – l0b0
    11 hours ago













  • @l0b0 Yes true, but I faced this particular problem, and it's actually related to any program where we might not know the execution time, or where it might not even be defined. So I mean to ask how to stop the process.

    – Vineet
    11 hours ago











  • Nitpick: It's not a URL.

    – Roger Lipscombe
    10 hours ago











  • @RogerLipscombe What do you call it, other than destination? Host is a little unsure, considering that a single computer may host many domains

    – Vineet
    10 hours ago











  • It's a hostname (or an IP address). "a single computer may host many domains" -- not relevant to ping.

    – Roger Lipscombe
    10 hours ago



















  • In addition to the answers, there is a way to naturally limit ping's iterations with a count — -c N — where N is a positive number.

    – l0b0
    11 hours ago













  • @l0b0 Yes true, but I faced this particular problem, and it's actually related to any program where we might not know the execution time, or where it might not even be defined. So I mean to ask how to stop the process.

    – Vineet
    11 hours ago











  • Nitpick: It's not a URL.

    – Roger Lipscombe
    10 hours ago











  • @RogerLipscombe What do you call it, other than destination? Host is a little unsure, considering that a single computer may host many domains

    – Vineet
    10 hours ago











  • It's a hostname (or an IP address). "a single computer may host many domains" -- not relevant to ping.

    – Roger Lipscombe
    10 hours ago

















In addition to the answers, there is a way to naturally limit ping's iterations with a count — -c N — where N is a positive number.

– l0b0
11 hours ago







In addition to the answers, there is a way to naturally limit ping's iterations with a count — -c N — where N is a positive number.

– l0b0
11 hours ago















@l0b0 Yes true, but I faced this particular problem, and it's actually related to any program where we might not know the execution time, or where it might not even be defined. So I mean to ask how to stop the process.

– Vineet
11 hours ago





@l0b0 Yes true, but I faced this particular problem, and it's actually related to any program where we might not know the execution time, or where it might not even be defined. So I mean to ask how to stop the process.

– Vineet
11 hours ago













Nitpick: It's not a URL.

– Roger Lipscombe
10 hours ago





Nitpick: It's not a URL.

– Roger Lipscombe
10 hours ago













@RogerLipscombe What do you call it, other than destination? Host is a little unsure, considering that a single computer may host many domains

– Vineet
10 hours ago





@RogerLipscombe What do you call it, other than destination? Host is a little unsure, considering that a single computer may host many domains

– Vineet
10 hours ago













It's a hostname (or an IP address). "a single computer may host many domains" -- not relevant to ping.

– Roger Lipscombe
10 hours ago





It's a hostname (or an IP address). "a single computer may host many domains" -- not relevant to ping.

– Roger Lipscombe
10 hours ago










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First enter fg into same terminal that your ping command is running (it brings the process into the foreground), then press Ctrl+c to stop the process.



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  • This works. I also realized that fg works if we have multiple background processes, by calling them to the foreground one by one.

    – Vineet
    15 hours ago











  • Yep, that's how it works, you can use jobs to get a list of process that are running in background.

    – Ravexina
    15 hours ago



















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If it is your one and only background job you can kill it with kill %1. If not sure you can list all your background jobs with jobs and use kill %<n> where you replace n by the number of your ping job.






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    Also, I found out that n matches the number that is print out in square brackets when running the command.

    – Vineet
    14 hours ago



















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Launch a new tab of terminal, run:



$ pgrep ping
2564


Then kill the pid using kill command:



$ kill 2564





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  • I used kill in the same terminal too (though the output made it difficult to use). However, I was wondering what to do if I couldn't go far back up in the terminal to see the process id printed, so pgrep has helped, additionally.

    – Vineet
    15 hours ago






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    When you use pgrep to search processes by name, you can also use pkill to kill them by name. No need to type/copy the process id and use kill.

    – Byte Commander
    14 hours ago



















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When you send a process to the background, whether by using ctrl-z or by & at the end of the command, you get an output in the following format: [index] process-id. If you send multiple processes to the background, the index will keep incrementing every time.



For example:



$ sleep 100 &
[1] 41608
$ sleep 101 &
[2] 41609
$ sleep 102 &
[3] 41610
$ sleep 103 &
[4] 41611
$ sleep 104 &
[5] 41612
$ sleep 105 &
[6] 41613
$ sleep 106 &
[7] 41614


In order to stop a specific one, you can either use kill <process-id> or use fg <index> followed by ctrl-c



Example using the previous output:



$ kill 41614


or



$ fg 7
sleep 106
^C





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    First enter fg into same terminal that your ping command is running (it brings the process into the foreground), then press Ctrl+c to stop the process.



    enter image description here






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    • This works. I also realized that fg works if we have multiple background processes, by calling them to the foreground one by one.

      – Vineet
      15 hours ago











    • Yep, that's how it works, you can use jobs to get a list of process that are running in background.

      – Ravexina
      15 hours ago
















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    First enter fg into same terminal that your ping command is running (it brings the process into the foreground), then press Ctrl+c to stop the process.



    enter image description here






    share|improve this answer


























    • This works. I also realized that fg works if we have multiple background processes, by calling them to the foreground one by one.

      – Vineet
      15 hours ago











    • Yep, that's how it works, you can use jobs to get a list of process that are running in background.

      – Ravexina
      15 hours ago














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    First enter fg into same terminal that your ping command is running (it brings the process into the foreground), then press Ctrl+c to stop the process.



    enter image description here






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    First enter fg into same terminal that your ping command is running (it brings the process into the foreground), then press Ctrl+c to stop the process.



    enter image description here







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    • This works. I also realized that fg works if we have multiple background processes, by calling them to the foreground one by one.

      – Vineet
      15 hours ago











    • Yep, that's how it works, you can use jobs to get a list of process that are running in background.

      – Ravexina
      15 hours ago



















    • This works. I also realized that fg works if we have multiple background processes, by calling them to the foreground one by one.

      – Vineet
      15 hours ago











    • Yep, that's how it works, you can use jobs to get a list of process that are running in background.

      – Ravexina
      15 hours ago

















    This works. I also realized that fg works if we have multiple background processes, by calling them to the foreground one by one.

    – Vineet
    15 hours ago





    This works. I also realized that fg works if we have multiple background processes, by calling them to the foreground one by one.

    – Vineet
    15 hours ago













    Yep, that's how it works, you can use jobs to get a list of process that are running in background.

    – Ravexina
    15 hours ago





    Yep, that's how it works, you can use jobs to get a list of process that are running in background.

    – Ravexina
    15 hours ago













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    If it is your one and only background job you can kill it with kill %1. If not sure you can list all your background jobs with jobs and use kill %<n> where you replace n by the number of your ping job.






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      Also, I found out that n matches the number that is print out in square brackets when running the command.

      – Vineet
      14 hours ago
















    10














    If it is your one and only background job you can kill it with kill %1. If not sure you can list all your background jobs with jobs and use kill %<n> where you replace n by the number of your ping job.






    share|improve this answer



















    • 3





      Also, I found out that n matches the number that is print out in square brackets when running the command.

      – Vineet
      14 hours ago














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    If it is your one and only background job you can kill it with kill %1. If not sure you can list all your background jobs with jobs and use kill %<n> where you replace n by the number of your ping job.






    share|improve this answer













    If it is your one and only background job you can kill it with kill %1. If not sure you can list all your background jobs with jobs and use kill %<n> where you replace n by the number of your ping job.







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    • 3





      Also, I found out that n matches the number that is print out in square brackets when running the command.

      – Vineet
      14 hours ago














    • 3





      Also, I found out that n matches the number that is print out in square brackets when running the command.

      – Vineet
      14 hours ago








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    Also, I found out that n matches the number that is print out in square brackets when running the command.

    – Vineet
    14 hours ago





    Also, I found out that n matches the number that is print out in square brackets when running the command.

    – Vineet
    14 hours ago











    2














    Launch a new tab of terminal, run:



    $ pgrep ping
    2564


    Then kill the pid using kill command:



    $ kill 2564





    share|improve this answer
























    • I used kill in the same terminal too (though the output made it difficult to use). However, I was wondering what to do if I couldn't go far back up in the terminal to see the process id printed, so pgrep has helped, additionally.

      – Vineet
      15 hours ago






    • 2





      When you use pgrep to search processes by name, you can also use pkill to kill them by name. No need to type/copy the process id and use kill.

      – Byte Commander
      14 hours ago
















    2














    Launch a new tab of terminal, run:



    $ pgrep ping
    2564


    Then kill the pid using kill command:



    $ kill 2564





    share|improve this answer
























    • I used kill in the same terminal too (though the output made it difficult to use). However, I was wondering what to do if I couldn't go far back up in the terminal to see the process id printed, so pgrep has helped, additionally.

      – Vineet
      15 hours ago






    • 2





      When you use pgrep to search processes by name, you can also use pkill to kill them by name. No need to type/copy the process id and use kill.

      – Byte Commander
      14 hours ago














    2












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    2







    Launch a new tab of terminal, run:



    $ pgrep ping
    2564


    Then kill the pid using kill command:



    $ kill 2564





    share|improve this answer













    Launch a new tab of terminal, run:



    $ pgrep ping
    2564


    Then kill the pid using kill command:



    $ kill 2564






    share|improve this answer












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    • I used kill in the same terminal too (though the output made it difficult to use). However, I was wondering what to do if I couldn't go far back up in the terminal to see the process id printed, so pgrep has helped, additionally.

      – Vineet
      15 hours ago






    • 2





      When you use pgrep to search processes by name, you can also use pkill to kill them by name. No need to type/copy the process id and use kill.

      – Byte Commander
      14 hours ago



















    • I used kill in the same terminal too (though the output made it difficult to use). However, I was wondering what to do if I couldn't go far back up in the terminal to see the process id printed, so pgrep has helped, additionally.

      – Vineet
      15 hours ago






    • 2





      When you use pgrep to search processes by name, you can also use pkill to kill them by name. No need to type/copy the process id and use kill.

      – Byte Commander
      14 hours ago

















    I used kill in the same terminal too (though the output made it difficult to use). However, I was wondering what to do if I couldn't go far back up in the terminal to see the process id printed, so pgrep has helped, additionally.

    – Vineet
    15 hours ago





    I used kill in the same terminal too (though the output made it difficult to use). However, I was wondering what to do if I couldn't go far back up in the terminal to see the process id printed, so pgrep has helped, additionally.

    – Vineet
    15 hours ago




    2




    2





    When you use pgrep to search processes by name, you can also use pkill to kill them by name. No need to type/copy the process id and use kill.

    – Byte Commander
    14 hours ago





    When you use pgrep to search processes by name, you can also use pkill to kill them by name. No need to type/copy the process id and use kill.

    – Byte Commander
    14 hours ago











    2














    When you send a process to the background, whether by using ctrl-z or by & at the end of the command, you get an output in the following format: [index] process-id. If you send multiple processes to the background, the index will keep incrementing every time.



    For example:



    $ sleep 100 &
    [1] 41608
    $ sleep 101 &
    [2] 41609
    $ sleep 102 &
    [3] 41610
    $ sleep 103 &
    [4] 41611
    $ sleep 104 &
    [5] 41612
    $ sleep 105 &
    [6] 41613
    $ sleep 106 &
    [7] 41614


    In order to stop a specific one, you can either use kill <process-id> or use fg <index> followed by ctrl-c



    Example using the previous output:



    $ kill 41614


    or



    $ fg 7
    sleep 106
    ^C





    share|improve this answer




























      2














      When you send a process to the background, whether by using ctrl-z or by & at the end of the command, you get an output in the following format: [index] process-id. If you send multiple processes to the background, the index will keep incrementing every time.



      For example:



      $ sleep 100 &
      [1] 41608
      $ sleep 101 &
      [2] 41609
      $ sleep 102 &
      [3] 41610
      $ sleep 103 &
      [4] 41611
      $ sleep 104 &
      [5] 41612
      $ sleep 105 &
      [6] 41613
      $ sleep 106 &
      [7] 41614


      In order to stop a specific one, you can either use kill <process-id> or use fg <index> followed by ctrl-c



      Example using the previous output:



      $ kill 41614


      or



      $ fg 7
      sleep 106
      ^C





      share|improve this answer


























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        2








        2







        When you send a process to the background, whether by using ctrl-z or by & at the end of the command, you get an output in the following format: [index] process-id. If you send multiple processes to the background, the index will keep incrementing every time.



        For example:



        $ sleep 100 &
        [1] 41608
        $ sleep 101 &
        [2] 41609
        $ sleep 102 &
        [3] 41610
        $ sleep 103 &
        [4] 41611
        $ sleep 104 &
        [5] 41612
        $ sleep 105 &
        [6] 41613
        $ sleep 106 &
        [7] 41614


        In order to stop a specific one, you can either use kill <process-id> or use fg <index> followed by ctrl-c



        Example using the previous output:



        $ kill 41614


        or



        $ fg 7
        sleep 106
        ^C





        share|improve this answer













        When you send a process to the background, whether by using ctrl-z or by & at the end of the command, you get an output in the following format: [index] process-id. If you send multiple processes to the background, the index will keep incrementing every time.



        For example:



        $ sleep 100 &
        [1] 41608
        $ sleep 101 &
        [2] 41609
        $ sleep 102 &
        [3] 41610
        $ sleep 103 &
        [4] 41611
        $ sleep 104 &
        [5] 41612
        $ sleep 105 &
        [6] 41613
        $ sleep 106 &
        [7] 41614


        In order to stop a specific one, you can either use kill <process-id> or use fg <index> followed by ctrl-c



        Example using the previous output:



        $ kill 41614


        or



        $ fg 7
        sleep 106
        ^C






        share|improve this answer












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