Stop multiple processes from command line correctly

Question

I'm executing the following command on mac

./node_modules/.bin/webpack --watch & nodemon dist/server.js

I tried killing the processes using Ctrl+C however i still notice that node processes are running (when i do a ps). Is there anyway to kill the processes correctly i this case?

You can try to kill the process politely with kill PID (SIGTERM). If it doesn't work, kill it effectively with kill -9 PID (SIGKILL). See What is the difference between exiting a process via Ctrl+C vs issuing a kill -9 command? — Freddy, May 05 '19 at 20:49

score -1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 06 '19 at 04:26

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@nev.m,

you can run this command,

ps aux | grep 'process name' | xargs kill -9

it will list all the process by process name then kill it.

answered May 06 '19 at 04:26

Iyus Dedi Putra

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While this often works in practice, it is a bad idea. Assume you have an unrelated process that has 'process name' as part of its arguments. Then you risk killing that, too. So never do this on a production system. – Ole Tange May 06 '19 at 05:35
Thanks @OleTange . yup, this is more for just a dev environment. – noi.m May 07 '19 at 02:28

Stop multiple processes from command line correctly

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