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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.
  
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  @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.
  
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  Nitpick: It's not a URL.
  
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  @RogerLipscombe What do you call it, other than destination? Host is a little unsure, considering that a single computer may host many domains
  
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7

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?

command-line

share|improve this question

edited 8 hours ago

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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
  9 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
  9 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Nitpick: It's not a URL.
  
  – Roger Lipscombe
  8 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
  8 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

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

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 1 more comment

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?

command-line

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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.
  
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  13 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  


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  Yep, that's how it works, you can use jobs to get a list of process that are running in background.
  
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  13 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.
  
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2

Launch a new tab of terminal, run:

$ pgrep ping
 2564

Then kill the pid using kill command:

$ kill 2564

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answered 13 hours ago

EmmetEmmet

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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
  13 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
  13 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

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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

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13

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.

share|improve this answer

edited 4 hours ago

answered 13 hours ago

RavexinaRavexina

32.9k1487114

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

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

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

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

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

13

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.

share|improve this answer

edited 4 hours ago

answered 13 hours ago

RavexinaRavexina

32.9k1487114

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

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

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

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

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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.

share|improve this answer

edited 4 hours ago

answered 13 hours ago

RavexinaRavexina

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edited 4 hours ago

answered 13 hours ago

RavexinaRavexina

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answered 13 hours ago

RavexinaRavexina

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answered 13 hours ago

RavexinaRavexina

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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

answered 13 hours ago

mucluxmuclux

3,22111130

• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Also, I found out that n matches the number that is print out in square brackets when running the command.
  
  – Vineet
  12 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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

answered 13 hours ago

mucluxmuclux

3,22111130

• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Also, I found out that n matches the number that is print out in square brackets when running the command.
  
  – Vineet
  12 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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

answered 13 hours ago

mucluxmuclux

3,22111130

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answered 13 hours ago

mucluxmuclux

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answered 13 hours ago

mucluxmuclux

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answered 13 hours ago

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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

answered 13 hours ago

EmmetEmmet

6,92722245

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  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
  13 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
  13 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

2

Launch a new tab of terminal, run:

$ pgrep ping
 2564

Then kill the pid using kill command:

$ kill 2564

share|improve this answer

answered 13 hours ago

EmmetEmmet

6,92722245

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  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
  13 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
  13 hours ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

Launch a new tab of terminal, run:

$ pgrep ping
 2564

Then kill the pid using kill command:

$ kill 2564

share|improve this answer

answered 13 hours ago

EmmetEmmet

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$ pgrep ping
 2564

$ kill 2564

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answered 13 hours ago

EmmetEmmet

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answered 13 hours ago

EmmetEmmet

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answered 13 hours ago

EmmetEmmet

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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

answered 12 hours ago

DanDan

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add a comment | 

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

answered 12 hours ago

DanDan

7,13034573

add a comment | 

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

answered 12 hours ago

DanDan

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$ 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

$ kill 41614

$ fg 7
sleep 106
^C

share|improve this answer

answered 12 hours ago

DanDan

7,13034573

answered 12 hours ago

DanDan

7,13034573

answered 12 hours ago

DanDan

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