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prx stop

Stop a running background process.

Syntax​

prx stop <pid>

Description​

Stops a running background process by its Process ID (PID). Use prx ps to find the PID of running processes.

Examples​

Stop process by PID​

prx stop 12345

Find and stop processes​

# First, list running processes
prx ps

# Then stop by PID
prx stop 12345

How It Works​

The command:

  1. Finds the process by PID
  2. Sends a termination signal (SIGTERM)
  3. Waits for graceful shutdown
  4. If needed, sends SIGKILL for force termination

Process Management​

Background processes are tracked in ~/.projax/processes.json. When you stop a process:

  • The process is terminated
  • The entry is removed from the processes file
  • Log files remain for reference
  • prx ps - List running processes
  • prx run - Run scripts in background mode