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Difference between SIGKILL and SIGTERM?

Q: Difference between SIGKILL and SIGTERM?

> * **`SIGTERM` (15)**: Request to terminate. The target process can intercept, block, or ignore this signal to run cleanup procedures before exiting. * **`SIGKILL` (9)**: Immediate termination. The signal cannot be intercepted, blocked, or ignored by the process, and the kernel destroys the process immediately.

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SIGTERM (15): Request to terminate. The target process can intercept, block, or ignore this signal to run cleanup procedures before exiting.
SIGKILL (9): Immediate termination. The signal cannot be intercepted, blocked, or ignored by the process, and the kernel destroys the process immediately.

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