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OpenBSD 7.9 release · amd64 · Generated 2026-09-09

zap-1.3p0

interactive process killer

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Description

The UNIX kill command requires you to know the PID of a process you want to kill. The zap program runs ps for you, extracts lines matching a string, and asks you if you want to kill them; for each that you reply yes, it delivers the signal for you.

Package information

Ports path
sysutils/zap
Package architecture
amd64
Maintainer
Ian Darwin <ian@openbsd.org>
Categories
sysutils
Available flavors
None listed

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Direct dependencies

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