--- title: jkfran/killport: A command-line tool to easily kill... description: killport is a command-line tool built with Rust that allows users to easily kill processes running on specified ports. It supports multiple port numbers, has... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/jkfran-killport-a-command-line-tool-to-easily-kill-processes-running-on-a-specified-port--rqwrxshlo twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: jkfran/killport: A command-line tool to easily kill processes running on a specified port. | daily.dev og:description: killport is a command-line tool built with Rust that allows users to easily kill processes running on specified ports. It supports multiple port numbers, has... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/jkfran-killport-a-command-line-tool-to-easily-kill-processes-running-on-a-specified-port--rqwrxshlo og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/rQwRxShlo.png og:image:alt: jkfran/killport: A command-line tool to easily kill processes running on a specified port. og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # jkfran/killport: A command-line tool to easily kill processes running on a specified port. **[Pointer](https://daily.dev/sources/pointer)** · 2 min read · 32 upvotes · 9 comments ## Summary killport is a command-line tool built with Rust that allows users to easily kill processes running on specified ports. It supports multiple port numbers, has verbosity control, and works on Linux, macOS, and Windows. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@franckfv** · 3 upvotes > You are wasting your time by installing this just do this : > sudo lsof -i :[PORT NUMBER] > sudo kill -9 PID of processus > example : > sudo lsof -i :8080 #lists all processes that are currently using port 8080 > sudo kill -9 PID **@idoshamun** · 1 upvotes > Very much needed 🤩 **@alfreddagenais** · 1 upvotes > Very usefull thank you! It's eliminate couple search for witch process on port each time. **@anuragd** · 0 upvotes > A Mac os plugin for raycast or Alfred would be perfect. Do you have any plans for it? **@popat694** · 0 upvotes > useful and handy thank you! ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Governing Security in the Age of Infinite Signal](https://daily.dev/posts/governing-security-in-the-age-of-infinite-signal-qhihbir44) · Snyk · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [No one has a good plan for how AI companies should work with the government](https://daily.dev/posts/no-one-has-a-good-plan-for-how-ai-companies-should-work-with-the-government-nkajqoze1) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#rust](https://daily.dev/tags/rust), [#mac](https://daily.dev/tags/mac) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/jkfran-killport-a-command-line-tool-to-easily-kill-processes-running-on-a-specified-port--rqwrxshlo) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"jkfran/killport: A command-line tool to easily kill processes running on a specified port.","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/jkfran-killport-a-command-line-tool-to-easily-kill-processes-running-on-a-specified-port--rqwrxshlo","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/jkfran-killport-a-command-line-tool-to-easily-kill-processes-running-on-a-specified-port--rqwrxshlo"},"datePublished":"2023-04-28T15:46:58.237Z","dateModified":"2024-04-12T14:58:55.331Z","description":"killport is a command-line tool built with Rust that allows users to easily kill processes running on specified ports. 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It’s eliminate couple search for witch process on port each time.","datePublished":"2023-04-28T20:47:00.527Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/rQwRxShlo#c-ihPUmUiSN","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Alfred Dagenais","url":"https://daily.dev/alfreddagenais","image":"https://avatars1.githubusercontent.com/u/5769264?v=4"},"interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"A Mac os plugin for raycast or Alfred would be perfect. Do you have any plans for it?","datePublished":"2023-04-29T12:44:58.182Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/rQwRxShlo#c-yHcmanoPW","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Anurag D","url":"https://daily.dev/anuragd","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/v1681825438/avatars/avatar_pPNMBfu2HgAGY7SN9Q074.jpg"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"useful and handy thank you!","datePublished":"2023-05-01T05:56:37.342Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/rQwRxShlo#c-qOt61vTwo","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Parth P","url":"https://daily.dev/popat694","image":"https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/AATXAJzVDvHKzydnrTp1kzlY0aaZUyLZO_LvJEbucqY=s100"}}]} ```