hi, i want to close any internet browser running on linux through terminal. how to do this ? and how to implement in java code?
rushi_1 0 Newbie Poster
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Jump to PostHere is an example session in my terminal
15:26 atelier] ps aux | grep firefox eric 2547 1.6 7.5 1484500 305384 ? Sl 12:44 4:40 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox --sm-config-prefix /firefox-iWhUk7/ --sm-client-id 1017a158179130000142325992000000022580029 --screen 0 eric 7843 0.0 0.0 14556 928 pts/22 S+ 17:32 0:00 grep --color=auto firefox 17:32 atelier] kill -2 2547 …
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Gribouillis 1,391 Programming Explorer Team Colleague
Here is an example session in my terminal
15:26 atelier] ps aux | grep firefox
eric 2547 1.6 7.5 1484500 305384 ? Sl 12:44 4:40 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox --sm-config-prefix /firefox-iWhUk7/ --sm-client-id 1017a158179130000142325992000000022580029 --screen 0
eric 7843 0.0 0.0 14556 928 pts/22 S+ 17:32 0:00 grep --color=auto firefox
17:32 atelier] kill -2 2547
17:32 atelier]
If I had to do it programmatically, I would probably do it in python using the psutil module to find the processes and send them kill signals. I don't know how to do it directly in java.
rubberman 1,355 Nearly a Posting Virtuoso Featured Poster
Or more simply, "killall firefox"
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