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Created January 21, 2014 16:17
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kill -9 everything
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killall
#!bin/bash
ps aux |
grep $1 |
ruby -ne 'print $_.split[1]+"\n"' |
xargs kill -9
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stuartnelson3 commented Jan 21, 2014

LOL, there is a kill all command already?!?! god dammit. this is different because it uses kill -9, instead of just the regular kill which sends SIGTERM and allows process cleanup. This one sends SIGKILL and says DIE IN FIRE!!!

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