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  2. kill (command) - Wikipedia

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    By default, the message sent is the termination signal, which requests that the process exit. But kill is something of a misnomer; the signal sent may have nothing to do with process killing. The kill command is a wrapper around the kill() system call , which sends signals to processes or process groups on the system, referenced by their ...

  3. Signal (IPC) - Wikipedia

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    Terminate – Abnormal termination of the process. The process is terminated with all the consequences of _exit() except that the status made available to wait() and waitpid() indicates abnormal termination by the specified signal. Terminate (core dump) – Abnormal termination of the process. Additionally, implementation-defined abnormal ...

  4. exit (command) - Wikipedia

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    In computing, exit is a command used in many operating system command-line shells and scripting languages.. The command causes the shell or program to terminate.If performed within an interactive command shell, the user is logged out of their current session, and/or user's current console or terminal connection is disconnected.

  5. Python syntax and semantics - Wikipedia

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    A snippet of Python code with keywords highlighted in bold yellow font. The syntax of the Python programming language is the set of rules that defines how a Python program will be written and interpreted (by both the runtime system and by human readers). The Python language has many similarities to Perl, C, and Java. However, there are some ...

  6. End-of-Transmission character - Wikipedia

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    The EOT character is used in legacy communications protocols by mainframe computer manufacturers such as IBM, Burroughs Corporation, and the BUNCH.Terminal transmission control protocols such as IBM 3270 Poll/Select, or Burroughs TD830 Contention Mode protocol use the EOT character to terminate a communications sequence between two cooperating stations (such as a host multiplexer or Input ...

  7. wait (command) - Wikipedia

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    This command can be useful where part of a script can execute in parallel to implement a barrier where an upcoming section depends on the successful completion of the preceding sections. The following example will fetch the src/ directory from a machine named iona using rsync and simultaneously update the libraries on which this program depends ...

  8. Python (programming language) - Wikipedia

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    Python is known as a glue language, [76] able to work very well with many other languages with ease of access. Python uses dynamic typing and a combination of reference counting and a cycle-detecting garbage collector for memory management. [77] It uses dynamic name resolution (late binding), which binds method and variable names during program ...

  9. Control flow - Wikipedia

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    The effect is to prematurely terminate the innermost loop body and then resume as normal with the next iteration. If the iteration is the last one in the loop, the effect is to terminate the entire loop early.