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Stop-BGProcess

SYNOPSIS

Stops one or more running processes.

SYNTAX

Stop-BGProcess [-Process] <BGProcess[]> [-PassThru] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

The Stop-BGProcess cmdlet stops one or more running processes.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

$nslookup = Start-BGProcess nslookup
$nslookup | Stop-BGProcess -PassThru | Wait-BGProcess
$nslookup

Starts an interactive nslookup prompt, and then abruptly kills the process. Note that the ExitCode and HasExited properties may not be updated until a second or two has passed, but they should be updated automatically. In this case, by using Wait-BGProcess, we know that the process has exited and the ExitCode value should be available.

PARAMETERS

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-PassThru

Specifies that the BGProcess object should be returned to the pipeline.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Process

Specifies the BGProcess object to stop.

Type: BGProcess[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

BGProcess

This cmdlet accepts a BGProcess object from the pipeline.

OUTPUTS

BGProcess

NOTES

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