Fabulously kill processes. Cross-platform CLI tool for terminating processes by name or PID.
Installation
npm install -g fkill-cli
Basic Usage
Kill a process by name:
fkill chrome
Kill a process by PID:
fkill 1337
Kill multiple processes:
fkill chrome firefox safari
Interactive Mode
Launch interactive process picker:
fkill
Use arrow keys to navigate, space to select, enter to kill.
Options
Force kill (SIGKILL):
fkill -f chrome
Kill process running on specific port:
fkill :8080
Silently ignore errors if process doesn't exist:
fkill --silent chrome
Tips
Supports fuzzy matching: fkill chr matches chrome
Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows
Use -f flag for stubborn processes
Interactive mode is great when you don't know the exact process name
1---2name: quickstart-17963description: fkill-cli Quickstart4---5# fkill-cli Quickstart67Fabulously kill processes. Cross-platform CLI tool for terminating processes by name or PID.89## Installation1011```bash12npm install -g fkill-cli13```1415## Basic Usage1617Kill a process by name:18```bash19fkill chrome20```2122Kill a process by PID:23```bash24fkill 133725```2627Kill multiple processes:28```bash29fkill chrome firefox safari30```3132## Interactive Mode3334Launch interactive process picker:35```bash36fkill37```3839Use arrow keys to navigate, space to select, enter to kill.4041## Options4243Force kill (SIGKILL):44```bash45fkill -f chrome46```4748Kill process running on specific port:49```bash50fkill :808051```5253Silently ignore errors if process doesn't exist:54```bash55fkill --silent chrome56```5758## Tips5960- Supports fuzzy matching: `fkill chr` matches chrome61- Works on macOS, Linux, and Windows62- Use `-f` flag for stubborn processes63- Interactive mode is great when you don't know the exact process name
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