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<refentry id='function.proc-terminate'>
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>proc_terminate</refname>
  <refpurpose>Kills a process opened by proc_open</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>

 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>int</type><methodname>proc_terminate</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>resource</type><parameter>process</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>signal</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   Signals a <parameter>process</parameter> (created using
   <function>proc_open</function>) that it should terminate.
   <function>proc_terminate</function> returns immediately and does not wait
   for the process to terminate.
  </para>
  <para>
   The optional
   <parameter>signal</parameter> is only useful on <acronym>POSIX</acronym>
   operating systems; you may specify a signal to send to the process using
   the <literal>kill(2)</literal> system call.  The default is
   <literal>SIGTERM</literal>.
  </para>
  <para>
   <function>proc_terminate</function> allows you terminate the process and
   continue with other tasks.  You may poll the process (to see if it has
   stopped yet) by using the <function>proc_get_status</function> function.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>proc_open</function></member>
    <member><function>proc_close</function></member>
    <member><function>proc_get_status</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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