---
name: "mysql_zap"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mariadb-server-10.1"
version: "10.1.45-0+deb9u1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mysql_zap"
---

# mysql\_zap(1)

kill processes that match a pattern

## NAME

mysql\_zap - kill processes that match a pattern

## SYNOPSIS

**mysql\_zap \[-***signal***\] \[-?Ift\]** *pattern*

## DESCRIPTION

**mysql\_zap** kills processes that match a pattern. It uses the **ps** command and Unix signals, so it runs on Unix and Unix-like systems.

Invoke **mysql\_zap** like this:

```
shell> mysql_zap [-signal] [-?Ift] pattern
```

A process matches if its output line from the **ps** command contains the pattern. By default, **mysql\_zap** asks for confirmation for each process. Respond y to kill the process, or q to exit **mysql\_zap**. For any other response, **mysql\_zap** does not attempt to kill the process.

If the **-***signal* option is given, it specifies the name or number of the signal to send to each process. Otherwise, **mysql\_zap** tries first with TERM (signal 15) and then with KILL (signal 9).

**mysql\_zap** supports the following additional options:

• **--help**, **-?**, **-I**

Display a help message and exit.

• **-f**

Force mode. **mysql\_zap** attempts to kill each process without confirmation.

• **-t**

Test mode. Display information about each process but do not kill it.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright 2007-2008 MySQL AB, 2008-2010 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 2010-2015 MariaDB Foundation

This documentation is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it only under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2 of the License.

This documentation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with the program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1335 USA or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

## SEE ALSO

For more information, please refer to the MariaDB Knowledge Base, available online at https://mariadb.com/kb/

## AUTHOR

MariaDB Foundation (http://www.mariadb.org/).