How to kill a process started via system() when using R?

Question

I'm running another program using the system() function in R. I'm feeding in command line features for the other program. When I miscode the parameters, I'll get an error message that I can't delete the associated file because it's still being controlled by the program I called in the system() call.

Is there a way to manually kill these types of processes besides restarting R which is what I'm currently doing?

An example would be something like:

system("python myFile.py")

(If on a linux/mac) You can find the process id and just type `kill -9 pid` (where `pid` is the number for that process)? — Arun, Apr 01 '13 at 16:08

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 01 '13 at 16:21

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On Windows, you can use TASKKILL command to kill a process.

E.g.

TASKKILL /IM python*

answered Apr 01 '13 at 16:21

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How to kill a process started via system() when using R?

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