how to stop ping? CTRL C is not working
How to stop ping in Mac OS terminal? CTRL C is not working
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A single control-C will not do it and it may take multiple attempts. Even then, control-C may not interrupt the ping process, and then you may need to enter control+\ several times. When that does not work, open a new Terminal window and enter the following:
pkill -9 -ix ping
This will kill ping without question.
It is a good idea to start ping with a safety net. The following will cause ping to quit after 300 seconds regardless of what it is doing:
ping -t 300 foo.com
Note that entering ⌘+Z in the Terminal does nothing except make a noise. Ping continues to run regardless. Entering control+Z only suspends ping, but does not kill it, unless you know the job number:
