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Send SIGINT to running program in IntelliJ
In IntelliJ IDEA, you can send a SIGINT signal to a running program using the built-in terminal. Follow these steps:
Open the Terminal: Open the terminal in IntelliJ IDEA by clicking on the "Terminal" tab at the bottom of the window.
Identify the Process ID: Find the process ID (PID) of the running program. You can use the
jps
command in the terminal to list the Java processes running on your system. Look for the process corresponding to your program.Send the SIGINT Signal: Once you have the process ID, use the
kill
command to send the SIGINT signal to the process. The syntax for sending a SIGINT signal is:bashkill -2 <PID>
Replace
<PID>
with the actual process ID of your program.For example, if the process ID is 1234, the command would be:
bashkill -2 1234
Monitor the Terminal Output: After sending the SIGINT signal, monitor the terminal output to see how the running program responds. It should handle the SIGINT signal appropriately based on its implementation.
Please note that sending a SIGINT signal will interrupt the running program and trigger its signal handling mechanism. The specific behavior depends on how the program is designed to handle SIGINT signals. Some programs may gracefully handle the signal and terminate, while others may ignore it or perform custom actions.
Additionally, keep in mind that this approach assumes you are running the program from the IntelliJ IDEA terminal and have access to the process ID. If you are running the program through other means, such as an external terminal or a different IDE, the process ID retrieval and signal sending steps may vary.