[kill specific port on macos] need to kill a specific port on a mac by its pid? #shell #terminal #bash

shell.sh

# https://stackoverflow.com/a/17703016/1597360
# 1. Find out the process ID (PID) which is occupying the port number (e.g., 5955) you would like to free
sudo lsof -i :5955
# 2. Kill the process which is currently using the port using its PID
sudo kill -9 {PID}