---
name: "SDL_KillProcess"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsdl3-doc"
version: "3.2.10+ds-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SDL_KillProcess"
---

# SDL\_KillProcess(3)

Stop a process.

## NAME

SDL\_KillProcess - Stop a process.

## HEADER FILE

Defined in SDL3/SDL\_process.h

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
```

**bool SDL\_KillProcess(SDL\_Process \*process, bool force);**

## FUNCTION PARAMETERS

- *process*

  The process to stop.

- *force*

  true to terminate the process immediately, false to try to stop the process gracefully. In general you should try to stop the process gracefully first as terminating a process may leave it with half-written data or in some other unstable state.

## RETURN VALUE

Returns true on success or false on failure; call

**SDL\_GetError** () for more information.

## THREAD SAFETY

This function is not thread safe.

## AVAILABILITY

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

## SEE ALSO

**•**(3), [**SDL\_CreateProcess**(3)](/SDL_CreateProcess/3.md), **•**(3), [**SDL\_CreateProcessWithProperties**(3)](/SDL_CreateProcessWithProperties/3.md), **•**(3), [**SDL\_WaitProcess**(3)](/SDL_WaitProcess/3.md), **•**(3), [**SDL\_DestroyProcess**(3)](/SDL_DestroyProcess/3.md)