Linux

killall

CautionKill all by exact name

killall <name>

Kills every process whose name matches exactly. Use -9 only as a last resort.

Examples

  • killall -9 chromeForce-kill unresponsive app

Syntax

killall [-signal] <name>

Before you run it

Takes down every instance of the name.

Related commands

  • pkillKill processes by name
  • killKill a process

The same reference, with no signal at all

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