killall

Linux · Processes · available in the simulator

What it does

Kill processes by name.

Syntax

killall [-señal] nombre...

Options and parameters

• -9

  Force immediate termination of processes.

• -i

  Ask for confirmation before killing each process.

• -u USER

  Kill only processes owned by USER

• -u

  Kill only processes owned by the specified user.

• -v

  Report if the signal was successfully sent.

Usage examples

• killall firefox
• killall -9 firefox
• killall -i firefox
• killall proceso

Related commands

• at
• bg
• crontab
• fg
• jobs
• kill