Name

KILL

Syntax

KILL thread_id

Description

Terminates the specified thread. The thread ID numbers can be found using SHOW PROCESSES. Killing threads owned by users other than yourself requires PROCESS privilege.

Example

# Terminate thread 3
KILL 3

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