pueue-kill

TLDR

Kill specific task

$ pueue kill [task_id]

Kill all running tasks

$ pueue kill --all

Kill tasks in group

$ pueue kill --group [group_name]

Send specific signal

$ pueue kill --signal [SIGTERM] [task_id]

DESCRIPTION

pueue kill sends signals to running tasks in the pueue task queue. By default, it sends SIGKILL to terminate tasks immediately.

PARAMETERS

--all, -a

Kill all tasks.

--group, -g name

Target specific group.

--signal, -s signal

Signal to send.

--children, -c

Kill children processes.

$ # Kill task by ID
pueue kill 5

# Kill all running tasks
pueue kill --all

# Kill group
pueue kill --group compilation

# Send SIGTERM instead
pueue kill --signal SIGTERM 3

# Kill with children
pueue kill --children 7

# Multiple tasks
pueue kill 1 2 3

SIGNALS

$ SIGTERM (15) - Graceful termination
SIGKILL (9) - Force kill (default)
SIGINT (2) - Interrupt
SIGSTOP (19) - Stop process

CAVEATS

SIGKILL cannot be caught. Use SIGTERM for graceful shutdown. Part of pueue task manager.

HISTORY

pueue kill is part of pueue, a command-line task manager by Arne Beer for managing long-running tasks.