---
name: "gpppkill"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gpppkill"
version: "1.0.3-5"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gpppkill"
---

# gpppkill(1)

a program to monitor and kill a ppp connection

## NAME

gpppkill - a program to monitor and kill a ppp connection

## SYNOPSIS

**gpppkill** \[options...\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **gpppkill** command.  Complete documentation is distributed with the package in its README file; see below.

**gpppkill** is a GTK+ program that is used to assist managing a ppp connection. **gpppkill** displays a throughput graph for the ppp connection, and as its name suggests, can be configured to kill your ppp connection after a specified period of idle time, or once the pppd has been connected for a specified amount of time.

## OPTIONS

- **-h, --help**

  displays a help message.

- **-V, --version**

  displays the version number of gpppkill.

- **-c, --copyright**

  displays the copyright, description and contact info for gpppkill.

- **-i, --idle=*time***

  Kill pppd after *time* of pppd being idle. The format of *time* may be HH:MM:SS, MM:SS or just seconds.

- **-o, --online=*time***

  Kill pppd after *time* of pppd being connected (online). The format of *time* may be HH:MM:SS, MM:SS or just seconds.

## REPORTING BUGS

Please report bugs to the Debian BTS, or if they are upstream related, to Oliver Schulze \<oliver@pla.net.py\>

## SEE ALSO

[**pppd**(8)](/pppd/8.md), The *gpppkill* program is more fully documented in its *README* file available in the */usr/share/doc/gpppkill* directory.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Timshel Knoll-Miller \<timshel@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).