{"id":3972,"date":"2018-11-22T03:06:45","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T03:06:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/?p=3972"},"modified":"2018-12-11T03:21:15","modified_gmt":"2018-12-11T03:21:15","slug":"ubuntu-killall-command-linux-hint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.appservgrid.com\/paw92\/index.php\/2018\/11\/22\/ubuntu-killall-command-linux-hint\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubuntu Killall Command \u2013 Linux Hint"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every single Linux distros is a collection of standard and something other tools at the core. Ubuntu, being one of the most popular ones, offers the most popular and powerful Linux tools in the wild. \u201ckillall\u201d is such a powerful tool at your disposal. Let\u2019s find out what you can do with \u201ckillall\u201d. It\u2019s just like \u201ckill\u201d but with a lot more power in the pocket. It\u2019s a CLI tool. Caution is a must as a wrong command can completely render your system useless.<\/p>\n

\u201ckillall\u201d follows the following structure \u2013<\/p>\n

According to the man page of \u201ckillall\u201d, the tool sends a signal to the target processes. Without specifying the signal type, the default is SIGTERM. If \u201ckillall\u201d is able to kill at least 1 process matching the requirements, it returns a zero return code. You can\u2019t kill a \u201ckillall\u201d process.<\/p>\n

Killing a process<\/h3>\n

This is the most basic usage of \u201ckillall\u201d command. All you have to do is just pass the name of the process.<\/p>\n

For example, I\u2019ve got GNOME Disks open, process name \u201cgnome-disks\u201d. For killing the process, run the following command \u2013<\/p>\n

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Asking for permission<\/h3>\n

When you\u2019re running \u201ckillall\u201d commands, there\u2019s a pretty good chance that you\u2019re about to kill something unintended. You have to use the \u201c-i\u201d flag.<\/p>\n

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Case sensitivity<\/h3>\n

Generally, \u201ckillall\u201d is a case-sensitive tool, so make sure that you type the name correctly.<\/p>\n

# Wrong command
\nkillall<\/p>\n

GNOME-disks<\/p>\n

# Correct commandkillall gnome-disks<\/p>\n

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If you want to force killall as case-insensitive, use \u201c-I\u201d flag.<\/p>\n

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Choosing the ENDING signal<\/h3>\n

There are different types of termination signal available. If you want to use a specific end signal, use the following structure \u2013<\/p>\n

killall -s<\/p>\n

# ORkillall –signal<\/p>\n

# ORkillall -SIGNAL<\/p>\n

For finding out the available signal list, use the \u201c-l\u201d flag.<\/p>\n

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Killing process by the time<\/h3>\n

You can also tell \u201ckillall\u201d to terminate the processes depending on their time of running!<\/p>\n

killall -o [<\/p>\n

TIME<\/p>\n

]<\/p>\n

# ORkillall –older-than [TIME]<\/p>\n

For example,<\/p>\n

This command will kill all the processes that have been running for more than 2 hours.<\/p>\n

killall -y [<\/p>\n

TIME<\/p>\n

]<\/p>\n

# ORkillall –younger-than [TIME]<\/p>\n

For example,<\/p>\n

This command will kill all the processes that are younger than 2 hours.<\/p>\n

Killing all the processes owned by a user<\/h3>\n

This is a very risky thing to do and may even render your system useless unless you restart it. Make sure that you have all your important tasks finished.<\/p>\n

The structure goes like this \u2013<\/p>\n

For example,<\/p>\n

This command will kill everything under the user \u201cviktor\u201d.<\/p>\n

Other \u201ckillall\u201d commands<\/h2>\n

There are a number of other available commands of \u201ckillall\u201d. For the short list, use the following command \u2013<\/p>\n

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For an in-depth explanation of every single parameter and options, the man page is the best option.<\/p>\n

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You can export the man page to a separate text file for reading later.<\/p>\n

man killall > ~\/Desktop\/killall.txt<\/p>\n

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Enjoy!<\/p>\n

Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Every single Linux distros is a collection of standard and something other tools at the core. Ubuntu, being one of the most popular ones, offers the most popular and powerful Linux tools in the wild. \u201ckillall\u201d is such a powerful tool at your disposal. Let\u2019s find out what you can do with \u201ckillall\u201d. It\u2019s just … <\/p>\n

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