sindresorhus/fkill

Kill tree (all sub-processes)

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#21 opened on Sep 17, 2017

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Description

Typical use case is starting a process with multiple sub-processes and then wanting to killing them all:

const child = require('child_process').exec("node -e 'while (true);'");
child.kill(); // will not work

It's been implemented for Windows in https://github.com/sindresorhus/fkill/pull/20, would be nice to have this functionality cross-platform.

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Contributor guide

Tech stack
nodejs
Domain
cli
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
Node.js process managementCross platform development
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30
Research direction
The issue requests cross platform process tree killing. For Unix, use process groups (kill negative PID) or iterate /proc; for Windows, use Job Objects. Reference existing Windows implementation in PR #20. Maintainer may have design preferences; check comments for guidance. The issue has a $40 bounty on Issuehunt, so additional context may be available.