# Force at\_exit/ensure NOT to run

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/force-at-exit-ensure-not-to-run/71729>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 22, 2006, 6:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/force-at-exit-ensure-not-to-run/71729 "2006-02-22T06:37:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 6:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/force-at-exit-ensure-not-to-run/71729/1 "2006-02-22T06:37:17Z")

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i’m trying to debug something and thought i could prevent some at\_exit  
and  
ensure blocks from running by doing a

Process::kill -9, Process::pid

but, apparently, i’m wrong. shouldn’t this work? if not what might?

thanks.

-a

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 6:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/force-at-exit-ensure-not-to-run/71729/2 "2006-02-22T06:47:51Z")

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Have you tried Kernel#exit! ?

## – Kent

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