killall(3)
NAME
killall - Kill all instances of a process by pattern
matching the command-line
SYNOPSIS
use Proc::Killall;
killall('HUP', 'xterm'); # SIGHUP all xterms
killall('KILL', '^netscape$'); # SIGKILL to
"netscape"
DESCRIPTION
This module provides one function, "killall()", which
takes two parameters: a signal name or number (see
"kill()") and a process pattern. This pattern is matched
against the process' command-line as the "ps" command
would show it ("ps" is not used internally, instead a
package called "Proc::ProcessTable" is used).
"killall" searches the process table and sends that signal
to all processes which match the pattern. The return value
is the number of processes that were succesfully signaled.
If any kills failed, the $! variable will be set based on
that last one that failed (even if a successful kill hap
pened afterward).
AUTHOR
Written in 2000 by Aaron Sherman <ajs@ajs.com>
"Proc::Killall" is copyright 2000 by Aaron Sherman, and
may be distributed under the same terms as Perl itself.
PREREQUISITES
"Proc::ProcessTable" is required for "Proc::Killall" to
function.
SEE ALSO
- perl, perlfunc, perlvar, Proc::ProcessTable