> Fabulously kill processes. Cross-platform. [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/fkill) Works on macOS, Linux, Windows. ## Install ``` $ npm install fkill ``` ## Usage ```js const fkill = require('fkill'); (async () => { await fkill(1337); console.log('Killed process'); })(); fkill('Safari'); fkill(':8080'); fkill([1337, 'Safari', ':8080']); ``` ## API ### fkill(input, [options]) Returns a promise that resolves when the process is killed. #### input Type: `number | string | Array` One or more process IDs/names/ports to kill. To kill a port, prefix it with a colon. For example: `:8080`. #### options Type: `object` ##### force Type: `boolean`
Default: `false` Force kill the process. ##### tree Type: `boolean`
Default: `true` Kill all child processes along with the parent process. *(Windows only)* ##### ignoreCase Type: `boolean`
Default: `false` Ignore capitalization when killing a process. Note that the case is always ignored on Windows. ##### silent Type: `boolean`
Default: `false` Suppress all error messages. For example: `Process doesn't exist`. ## Related - [fkill-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/fkill-cli) - CLI for this module - [alfred-fkill](https://github.com/SamVerschueren/alfred-fkill) - Alfred workflow for this module