How can I kill a process from the command line if a program is hung or not responding?

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Release Found: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1

Symptom:

A program (also called a process) is no-longer responding. You have tried to terminate it gracefully (e.g. File -> Quit) but it is not responding. It is assumed that you are the owner of the process or have root access to the system.

Solution:

The first step is...

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