Kill Process that is created from running a task

Question

I am launching a task and it works great but its a task that stays running in the current shell. Is there anyway to kill this task from the editor when you are done?

Diaphoretic

#33885764 – Inflated

Yeah debugger is annoying for me when it spawns. For a server I use lsof -i tcp:3333 (or whatever the port is) and then kill -9 PID – Beanie

Answer 1

Try Ctrl+Shift+P, start typing term and the command palette will highlight "terminate running task", press Enter and you're done

Stallfeed

Answer 2

Not sure if you have tried.

1. Press Ctrl+P.
2. Type >task terminate.

Furtherance

Typing > in Quick Open Ctrl+P is the equivalent of Command Palette Ctrl+Shift+P (for others like me who missed typing >) – Thursday

Answer 3

In the task Runner Explorer window, you'll see a tab that has "(running)" in it's title. Click the X to close the tab, and visual studio will ask you if you want to terminate the task. If you chose to terminate it, the tab will disappear.

Chapell

Answer 4

To kill a C++ Code Runner task, press Ctrl + Alt + M.

Ventilation

Answer 5

You can end the task using the bin button!

Carbaugh