How can I stop a running R command in linux other than with Ctrl + C?

Question

I\'m running R in interactive mode under Linux and mistakenly typed in a command that takes forever to run. I usually stop it using Ctrl + C. But it do

Answer 1

You can also try

kill -USR1 [pid]

This will interrupt some R calls and sometimes give you the option to save and quit rather killing the process altogether.