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  1. dropocol revised this gist Nov 5, 2025. 1 changed file with 15 additions and 0 deletions.
    15 changes: 15 additions & 0 deletions kill-process
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    @@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ k() {
    if [ -z "$1" ]; then
    echo "Usage: k <port> # Kill single port"
    echo " k <port1,port2> # Kill multiple ports"
    echo " k <start-end> # Kill port range"
    echo "Examples:"
    echo " k 3000 # Kill port 3000"
    echo " k 3000,3001 # Kill ports 3000 and 3001"
    echo " k 3000-3005 # Kill ports 3000 through 3005"
    return 1
    fi

    @@ -24,6 +26,19 @@ k() {
    # Add the last port
    ports_to_kill+=("$input_copy")

    # Handle port ranges
    elif [[ "$input" == *"-"* ]]; then
    IFS='-' read start end <<< "$input"

    if [[ "$start" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [[ "$end" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] && [ "$start" -le "$end" ]; then
    for ((port=start; port<=end; port++)); do
    ports_to_kill+=("$port")
    done
    else
    echo "❌ Invalid range format. Use: k <start-end> (e.g., k 3000-3005)"
    return 1
    fi

    # Handle single port
    else
    if [[ "$input" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
  2. dropocol created this gist Nov 5, 2025.
    55 changes: 55 additions & 0 deletions kill-process
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    # Process management
    k() {
    if [ -z "$1" ]; then
    echo "Usage: k <port> # Kill single port"
    echo " k <port1,port2> # Kill multiple ports"
    echo "Examples:"
    echo " k 3000 # Kill port 3000"
    echo " k 3000,3001 # Kill ports 3000 and 3001"
    return 1
    fi

    local input="$1"
    local ports_to_kill=()

    # Handle comma-separated ports
    if [[ "$input" == *","* ]]; then
    # Simple approach: loop through comma-separated values
    local input_copy="$input"
    while [[ "$input_copy" == *","* ]]; do
    local port="${input_copy%%,*}"
    input_copy="${input_copy#*,}"
    ports_to_kill+=("$port")
    done
    # Add the last port
    ports_to_kill+=("$input_copy")

    # Handle single port
    else
    if [[ "$input" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then
    ports_to_kill+=("$input")
    else
    echo "❌ Invalid port number. Use: k <port> (e.g., k 3000)"
    return 1
    fi
    fi

    # Kill processes on all specified ports
    local killed_count=0
    for port in "${ports_to_kill[@]}"; do
    local pids=$(lsof -ti :$port 2>/dev/null)
    if [ -n "$pids" ]; then
    echo "🔪 Killing process(es) on port $port: $pids"
    echo "$pids" | xargs kill -9 2>/dev/null || true
    ((killed_count++))
    else
    echo "✅ No process found on port $port"
    fi
    done

    if [ "$killed_count" -gt 0 ]; then
    echo "🎯 Killed processes on $killed_count port(s)"
    else
    echo "ℹ️ No processes to kill"
    fi
    }