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Find processes using a port and kill them
killport() {
if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
echo "Missing port number: killport <port_number>"
return 1
fi
local processes="$(sudo lsof -ti:$1)"
if [ -z "$processes" ]; then
echo "No process found for port $1"
return 1
fi
echo "$processes" | xargs sudo kill -9
echo "Killed process(es) bound to port $1"
}
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