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+#!/bin/bash    
+
+#In order to kill an on going acquisition, type this command
+#bash $HOME/PlanktonScope/scripts/kill_image.sh image.py sample_project sample_id acq_id
+
+sample_project=$1
+sample_id=$2
+acq_id=$3
+
+kill -9 `ps ax | grep "python3.7 image.py" | head -1 | awk '{print $1}'`
+
+rm -r $HOME/PlanktonScope/acquisitions/$sample_project/$sample_id/$acq_id