---
name: "Proc::Killfam"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-proc-processtable"
version: "0.637-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Proc::Killfam"
---

# Proc::Killfam(3pm)

kill a list of pids, and all their sub-children

## NAME

Proc::Killfam - kill a list of pids, and all their sub-children

## SYNOPSIS

```
 use Proc::Killfam;
 killfam $signal, @pids;
```

## DESCRIPTION

**killfam** accepts the same arguments as the Perl builtin **kill** command, but, additionally, recursively searches the process table for children and kills them as well.

## EXAMPLE

**killfam 'TERM', ($pid1, $pid2, @more\_pids)**;

## KEYWORDS

kill, signal