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[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Similarly, $$ is the current PID, $PPID is the parent PID. (Bash)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So 'kill -9 $$' is just suicide?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

With suicide, you have a chance to get your affairs in order. kill -9 $$ is hiring an assassin to kill you and not tell you when it will happen. It happens suddenly without warning.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

You can type seppuku for that