What does xkill means and do?
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I found it on dashboard accidentally and got a x sign on my pointer on clicking it. It doesn't go on pressing esc. What is this x sign stands for and what it does?
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I found it on dashboard accidentally and got a x sign on my pointer on clicking it. It doesn't go on pressing esc. What is this x sign stands for and what it does?
xkill
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I found it on dashboard accidentally and got a x sign on my pointer on clicking it. It doesn't go on pressing esc. What is this x sign stands for and what it does?
xkill
asked 2 days ago
M.A.K. Ripon
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I found it on dashboard accidentally and got a x sign on my pointer on clicking it. It doesn't go on pressing esc. What is this x sign stands for and what it does?
xkill
xkill
asked 2 days ago
M.A.K. Ripon
1,131721
asked 2 days ago
M.A.K. Ripon
1,131721
asked 2 days ago
M.A.K. Ripon
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asked 2 days ago
M.A.K. Ripon
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xkill is a utility tool used for force quitting GUI apps. It is handy when some app isn't responsing or causing your system to work abnormally.
NAME
xkill - kill a client by its X resource
DESCRIPTION
Xkillis a utility for forcing the X server to close connections to clients. This program is very dangerous, but is useful for aborting programs that have displayed undesired windows on a user's screen. If no resource identifier is given with-id,xkillwill display a special cursor as a prompt for the user to select a window to be killed. If a pointer button is pressed over a non-root window, the server will close its connection to the client that created the window.
To use it quickly you can use Alt+F2 and enter xkill and hit Enter. Alternatively, you can also type the same in Terminal. You can also define a keyboard shortcut in Settings → Devices → Keyboard to use xkill.
Your cursor will turn into cross sign and forcefully terminates (finishes the game (what I think) of) the app.
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I have it assigned to a shortcut. Handy for killing unresponsive app windows
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
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@SergiyKolodyazhnyy Added about that also :-)
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xkill is a utility tool used for force quitting GUI apps. It is handy when some app isn't responsing or causing your system to work abnormally.
NAME
xkill - kill a client by its X resource
DESCRIPTION
Xkillis a utility for forcing the X server to close connections to clients. This program is very dangerous, but is useful for aborting programs that have displayed undesired windows on a user's screen. If no resource identifier is given with-id,xkillwill display a special cursor as a prompt for the user to select a window to be killed. If a pointer button is pressed over a non-root window, the server will close its connection to the client that created the window.
To use it quickly you can use Alt+F2 and enter xkill and hit Enter. Alternatively, you can also type the same in Terminal. You can also define a keyboard shortcut in Settings → Devices → Keyboard to use xkill.
Your cursor will turn into cross sign and forcefully terminates (finishes the game (what I think) of) the app.
edited yesterday
David Foerster
26.6k1363106
answered 2 days ago
Kulfy
1,6861628
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I have it assigned to a shortcut. Handy for killing unresponsive app windows
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
2 days ago
2
@SergiyKolodyazhnyy Added about that also :-)
– Kulfy
2 days ago
add a comment |Â
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xkill is a utility tool used for force quitting GUI apps. It is handy when some app isn't responsing or causing your system to work abnormally.
NAME
xkill - kill a client by its X resource
DESCRIPTION
Xkillis a utility for forcing the X server to close connections to clients. This program is very dangerous, but is useful for aborting programs that have displayed undesired windows on a user's screen. If no resource identifier is given with-id,xkillwill display a special cursor as a prompt for the user to select a window to be killed. If a pointer button is pressed over a non-root window, the server will close its connection to the client that created the window.
To use it quickly you can use Alt+F2 and enter xkill and hit Enter. Alternatively, you can also type the same in Terminal. You can also define a keyboard shortcut in Settings → Devices → Keyboard to use xkill.
Your cursor will turn into cross sign and forcefully terminates (finishes the game (what I think) of) the app.
edited yesterday
David Foerster
26.6k1363106
answered 2 days ago
Kulfy
1,6861628
1
I have it assigned to a shortcut. Handy for killing unresponsive app windows
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
2 days ago
2
@SergiyKolodyazhnyy Added about that also :-)
– Kulfy
2 days ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
11
down vote
up vote
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xkill is a utility tool used for force quitting GUI apps. It is handy when some app isn't responsing or causing your system to work abnormally.
NAME
xkill - kill a client by its X resource
DESCRIPTION
Xkillis a utility for forcing the X server to close connections to clients. This program is very dangerous, but is useful for aborting programs that have displayed undesired windows on a user's screen. If no resource identifier is given with-id,xkillwill display a special cursor as a prompt for the user to select a window to be killed. If a pointer button is pressed over a non-root window, the server will close its connection to the client that created the window.
To use it quickly you can use Alt+F2 and enter xkill and hit Enter. Alternatively, you can also type the same in Terminal. You can also define a keyboard shortcut in Settings → Devices → Keyboard to use xkill.
Your cursor will turn into cross sign and forcefully terminates (finishes the game (what I think) of) the app.
edited yesterday
David Foerster
26.6k1363106
answered 2 days ago
Kulfy
1,6861628
xkill is a utility tool used for force quitting GUI apps. It is handy when some app isn't responsing or causing your system to work abnormally.
NAME
xkill - kill a client by its X resource
DESCRIPTION
Xkillis a utility for forcing the X server to close connections to clients. This program is very dangerous, but is useful for aborting programs that have displayed undesired windows on a user's screen. If no resource identifier is given with-id,xkillwill display a special cursor as a prompt for the user to select a window to be killed. If a pointer button is pressed over a non-root window, the server will close its connection to the client that created the window.
To use it quickly you can use Alt+F2 and enter xkill and hit Enter. Alternatively, you can also type the same in Terminal. You can also define a keyboard shortcut in Settings → Devices → Keyboard to use xkill.
Your cursor will turn into cross sign and forcefully terminates (finishes the game (what I think) of) the app.
edited yesterday
David Foerster
26.6k1363106
answered 2 days ago
Kulfy
1,6861628
edited yesterday
David Foerster
26.6k1363106
edited yesterday
David Foerster
26.6k1363106
edited yesterday
David Foerster
26.6k1363106
26.6k1363106
answered 2 days ago
Kulfy
1,6861628
answered 2 days ago
Kulfy
1,6861628
answered 2 days ago
Kulfy
1,6861628
1,6861628
1
I have it assigned to a shortcut. Handy for killing unresponsive app windows
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
2 days ago
2
@SergiyKolodyazhnyy Added about that also :-)
– Kulfy
2 days ago
add a comment |Â
1
I have it assigned to a shortcut. Handy for killing unresponsive app windows
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
2 days ago
2
@SergiyKolodyazhnyy Added about that also :-)
– Kulfy
2 days ago
1
1
I have it assigned to a shortcut. Handy for killing unresponsive app windows
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
2 days ago
I have it assigned to a shortcut. Handy for killing unresponsive app windows
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
2 days ago
2
2
@SergiyKolodyazhnyy Added about that also :-)
– Kulfy
2 days ago
@SergiyKolodyazhnyy Added about that also :-)
– Kulfy
2 days ago
add a comment |Â
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