this utility kills processes by name or filename rather than by id number
$killall [option] [name]
Sr.No |
Options |
Descriptions |
---|---|---|
01 |
-e |
require an exact match for long names.by default,killall will kill every process that has a name matching within 15 characters. |
02 |
-i |
ask for confirmation before killing processes. |
Example
$killall -i firefox