.. _stop:


Stop a process
===============

This command dynamically stop a process.


HTTP Message:
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::

    HTTP/1.1 POST /processes/<name>/_stop

The response return {"ok": true} with an http status 200 if
everything is ok.

Properties:
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- **name**: name of the process


Command line:
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::

    gafferctl stop name

Options
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- <name>: name of the process to start