# Terminate

Select the Terminate command [ ] to terminate the launch associated with the selected debug target.

Once a launch is terminated it can be automatically removed from the Debug View. To change this setting use the Run/Debug > Launching preference page.

### Related concepts

Debugger
Local debugging
Remote debugging

### Related tasks

Changing debugger launch options
Connecting to a remote VM with the Remote Java application launch configuration
Disconnecting from a VM
Launching a Java program
Preparing to debug
Resuming the execution of suspended threads
Running and debugging
Stepping through the execution of a program
Suspending threads

### Related references

Debug View
Debug preferences
Execution Control Commands
Relaunch
Remove All Terminated
Run Menu
Terminate/Disconnect All
Terminate and Relaunch
Terminate and Remove