[SOLVED] killall sleep to kill both foreground and background sleep processes?

mintner · 11-15-2019, 12:08 PM

Can I use killall sleep to kill all the foreground and background sleep processes or do I need to follow individual steps like
#kill%
#kill%1

rtmistler · 11-15-2019, 01:03 PM

You should try each of various ways, the results will be very evident.

JeremyBoden · 11-15-2019, 05:17 PM

The killall command, despite its name, doesn't necessarily kill (terminate) anything.

Code:

killall -s STOP command

will pause all your processes running 'command'

Code:

killall -s CONT command

will resume all your processes running 'command'

Code:

killall -l

Will give a list of possible killing actions...

berndbausch · 11-15-2019, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mintner

Can I use killall sleep to kill all the foreground and background sleep processes

Yes if you are root. To be safe, use killall -9.