Method to escape a hung process #13089

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opened 2026-01-31 03:33:34 +00:00 by claunia · 0 comments
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Originally created by @armordog on GitHub (Mar 18, 2021).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

A keyboard shortcut to kill the current process (or background it).

This would be useful because, in git bash, nodejs processes with watchers frequently stop responding when I hit ctrl+c.

That is,

  • process is running
  • I hit ctrl+c -- normally it would stop watching and print a new prompt, but frequently...
  • a new blank line is printed to the console
  • the console is unresponsive for over a minute
  • then it's fine

There's nothing I can do other than
a) wait around doing nothing
b) close the entire tab and open a new one

Maybe there's already a way to do this and I don't know what it is?

Originally created by @armordog on GitHub (Mar 18, 2021). <!-- 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 I ACKNOWLEDGE THE FOLLOWING BEFORE PROCEEDING: 1. If I delete this entire template and go my own path, the core team may close my issue without further explanation or engagement. 2. If I list multiple bugs/concerns in this one issue, the core team may close my issue without further explanation or engagement. 3. If I write an issue that has many duplicates, the core team may close my issue without further explanation or engagement (and without necessarily spending time to find the exact duplicate ID number). 4. If I leave the title incomplete when filing the issue, the core team may close my issue without further explanation or engagement. 5. If I file something completely blank in the body, the core team may close my issue without further explanation or engagement. All good? Then proceed! --> # Description of the new feature/enhancement A keyboard shortcut to kill the current process (or background it). This would be useful because, in git bash, nodejs processes with watchers frequently stop responding when I hit `ctrl+c`. That is, - process is running - I hit `ctrl+c` -- normally it would stop watching and print a new prompt, but frequently... - a new blank line is printed to the console - the console is unresponsive for over a minute - then it's fine There's nothing I can do other than a) wait around doing nothing b) close the entire tab and open a new one Maybe there's already a way to do this and I don't know what it is?
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Reference: starred/terminal#13089