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> Fabulously kill processes. Cross-platform.

[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/fkill.svg?branch=master)](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<number | string>`

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`<br>
Default: `false`

Force kill the process.

##### tree

Type: `boolean`<br>
Default: `true`

Kill all child processes along with the parent process. *(Windows only)*

##### ignoreCase

Type: `boolean`<br>
Default: `false`

Ignore capitalization when killing a process.

Note that the case is always ignored on Windows.

##### silent

Type: `boolean`<br>
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