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## NS.kill() method

Terminate the script with the provided PID.

**Signature:**

```typescript
kill(pid: number): boolean;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  pid | number | The PID of the script to kill. |

**Returns:**

boolean

True if the script is successfully killed, and false otherwise.

## Remarks

RAM cost: 0.5 GB

Kills the script with the provided PID. To instead kill a script using its filename, hostname, and args, see [the other ns.kill entry](./bitburner.ns.kill_1.md)<!-- -->.

## Example


```js
// kills the script with PID 20:
ns.kill(20);
```