-.TH KILLALL 1 2011-02-22 "Linux" "User Commands"
+.TH KILLALL 1 "July 2012" "psmisc" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
killall \- kill processes by name
.SH SYNOPSIS
.ad l
.B killall
-.RB [ \-Z , \-\-context
+.RB [ \-Z , \ \-\-context
.IR pattern ]
-.RB [ \-e , \-\-exact ]
-.RB [ \-g , \-\-process\-group ]
-.RB [ \-i , \-\-interactive ]
-.RB [ \-o , \-\-older\-than
+.RB [ \-e , \ \-\-exact ]
+.RB [ \-g , \ \-\-process\-group ]
+.RB [ \-i , \ \-\-interactive ]
+.RB [ \-o , \ \-\-older\-than
.IR TIME ]
-.RB [ \-q , \-\-quiet ]
-.RB [ \-r , \-\-regexp ]
-.RB [ \-s , \-\-signal
+.RB [ \-q , \ \-\-quiet ]
+.RB [ \-r , \ \-\-regexp ]
+.RB [ \-s , \ \-\-signal
.IR signal ]
-.RB [ \-u , \-\-user
+.RB [ \-u , \ \-\-user
.IR user ]
-.RB [ \-v , \-\-verbose ]
-.RB [ \-w , \-\-wait ]
-.RB [ \-y , \-\-younger\-than
+.RB [ \-v , \ \-\-verbose ]
+.RB [ \-w , \ \-\-wait ]
+.RB [ \-y , \ \-\-younger\-than
.IR TIME ]
-.RB [ \-I , \-\-ignore-case ]
-.RB [ \-V, \-\-version ]
+.RB [ \-I , \ \-\-ignore-case ]
+.RB [ \-V, \ \-\-version ]
.RB [ \-\- ]
.I name ...
.br
.RB \-l
.br
.B killall
-.RB \-V, \-\-version
+.RB \-V, \ \-\-version
.ad b
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B killall
-sends a signal to all processes running any of the specified commands. If no
-signal name is specified, SIGTERM is sent.
+sends a signal to all processes running any of the specified commands.
+If no signal name is specified, SIGTERM is sent.
.PP
-Signals can be specified either by name (e.g. \fB\-HUP\fP or \fB-SIGHUP\fP )
-or by number (e.g. \fB\-1\fP) or by option \fB-s\fP.
+Signals can be specified either by name (e.g.
+.B \-HUP
+or
+.BR -SIGHUP )
+or by number (e.g.
+.BR \-1 )
+or by option
+.BR -s .
.PP
-If the command name is not regular expression (option \fB-r\fP)
-and contains a slash (\fB/\fP), processes executing that
-particular file will be selected for killing, independent of their name.
+If the command name is not regular expression (option
+.BR -r )
+and contains a slash
+.RB ( / ),
+processes executing that particular file will be selected for killing,
+independent of their name.
.PP
-\fBkillall\fP returns a zero return code if at least one process has been
-killed for each listed command, or no commands were listed and at least
-one process matched the -u and -Z search criteria. \fBkillall\fP returns
-non-zero otherwise.
+.B killall
+returns a zero return code if at least one process has been killed for
+each listed command, or no commands were listed and at least one
+process matched the -u and -Z search criteria.
+.B killall
+returns non-zero otherwise.
.PP
-A \fBkillall\fP process never kills itself (but may kill other \fBkillall\fP
+A
+.B killall
+process never kills itself (but may kill other
+.B killall
processes).
.SH OPTIONS
.IP "\fB\-e\fP, \fB\-\-exact\fP"
-Require an exact match for very long names. If a command name is longer
-than 15 characters, the full name may be unavailable (i.e. it is swapped
-out). In this case, \fBkillall\fP will kill everything that matches within
-the first 15 characters. With \fB\-e\fP, such entries are skipped.
-\fBkillall\fP prints a message for each skipped entry
-if \fB\-v\fP is specified in addition to \fB\-e\fP,
+Require an exact match for very long names. If a command name is
+longer than 15 characters, the full name may be unavailable (i.e. it
+is swapped out). In this case,
+.B killall
+will kill everything that matches within the first 15 characters. With
+.BR \-e ,
+such entries are skipped.
+.B killall
+prints a message for each skipped entry
+if
+.B \-v
+is specified in addition to
+.BR \-e ,
.IP "\fB\-I\fP, \fB\-\-ignore\-case\fP"
Do case insensitive process name match.
.IP "\fB\-g\fP, \fB\-\-process\-group\fP"
-Kill the process group to which the process belongs. The kill signal is only
-sent once per group, even if multiple processes belonging to the same process
-group were found.
+Kill the process group to which the process belongs. The kill signal
+is only sent once per group, even if multiple processes belonging to
+the same process group were found.
.IP "\fB\-i\fP, \fB\-\-interactive\fP"
Interactively ask for confirmation before killing.
.IP "\fB\-l\fP, \fB\-\-list\fP"
List all known signal names.
.IP "\fB\-o\fP, \fB\-\-older\-than\fP"
-Match only processes that are older (started before) the time specified.
-The time is specified as a float then a unit. The units are s,m,h,d,w,M,y for
-seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, Months and years respectively.
+Match only processes that are older (started before) the time
+specified. The time is specified as a float then a unit. The units
+are s,m,h,d,w,M,y for seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, Months and
+years respectively.
.IP "\fB\-q\fP, \fB\-\-quiet\fP"
Do not complain if no processes were killed.
.IP "\fB\-r\fP, \fB\-\-regexp\fP"
.IP "\fB\-s\fP, \fB\-\-signal\fP"
Send this signal instead of SIGTERM.
.IP "\fB\-u\fP, \fB\-\-user\fP"
-Kill only processes the specified user owns. Command names are optional.
+Kill only processes the specified user owns. Command names are
+optional.
.IP "\fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-verbose\fP"
Report if the signal was successfully sent.
.IP "\fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP"
Display version information.
.IP "\fB\-w\fP, \fB\-\-wait\fP"
-Wait for all killed processes to die. \fBkillall\fP checks once per second if
-any of the killed processes still exist and only returns if none are left.
-Note that \fBkillall\fP may wait forever if the signal was ignored, had no
-effect, or if the process stays in zombie state.
+Wait for all killed processes to die.
+.B killall
+checks once per second if any of the killed processes still exist and
+only returns if none are left. Note that
+.B killall
+may wait forever if the signal was ignored, had no effect, or if the
+process stays in zombie state.
.IP "\fB\-y\fP, \fB\-\-younger\-than\fP"
-Match only processes that are younger (started after) the time specified.
-The time is specified as a float then a unit. The units are s,m,h,d,w,M,y for
-seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, Months and years respectively.
+Match only processes that are younger (started after) the time
+specified. The time is specified as a float then a unit. The units
+are s,m,h,d,w,M,y for seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, Months and
+years respectively.
.IP "\fB\-Z\fP, \fB\-\-context\fP"
-(SELinux Only) Specify security context: kill only processes having security
-context that match with given expended regular expression pattern. Must precede
-other arguments on the command line. Command names are optional.
+(SELinux Only) Specify security context: kill only processes having
+security context that match with given expended regular expression
+pattern. Must precede other arguments on the command line. Command
+names are optional.
.SH FILES
-.nf
-/proc location of the proc file system
-.fi
+.TP
+/proc
+location of the proc file system
.SH "KNOWN BUGS"
Killing by file only works for executables that are kept open during
execution, i.e. impure executables can't be killed this way.
.PP
-Be warned that typing \fBkillall\fP \fIname\fP may not have the desired
-effect on non-Linux systems, especially when done by a privileged
-user.
+Be warned that typing
+.B killall
+.I name
+may not have the desired effect on non-Linux systems, especially when
+done by a privileged user.
+.PP
+.B killall \-w
+doesn't detect if a process disappears and is replaced by a new process
+with the same PID between scans.
.PP
-\fBkillall \-w\fP doesn't detect if a process disappears and is replaced by
-a new process with the same PID between scans.
+If processes change their name,
+.B killall
+may not be able to match them correctly.
.PP
-If processes change their name, \fBkillall\fP may not be able to match
-them correctly.
+.B killall
+has a limit of names that can be specified on the command line. This
+figure is the size of an unsigned long multiplied by 8. For most 32
+bit systems the limit is 32 and similarly for a 64 bit system the limit
+is usually 64.
.SH AUTHORS
-Werner Almesberger <werner@almesberger.net> wrote the original version
-of psmisc. Since version 20 Craig Small <csmall@enc.com.au>
+.MT werner@\:almesberger.\:net
+Werner Almesberger
+.ME
+wrote the original version
+of psmisc. Since version 20
+.MT csmall@\:enc.\:com.\:au
+Craig Small
+.ME
can be blamed.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-.BR kill "(1), " fuser "(1), " pgrep "(1), " pidof "(1), " pkill "(1), "
-.BR ps "(1), " kill (2).
-.\"{{{}}}
+.BR kill (1),
+.BR fuser (1),
+.BR pgrep (1),
+.BR pidof (1),
+.BR pkill (1),
+.BR ps (1),
+.BR kill (2).
+.\{{{}}}
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