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Created October 19, 2023 21:58
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Helper functions for using devicectl to kill processes on connected iOS devices
# Add to your zsh profile
function devicepid() {
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
echo "Usage: devicepid <device-name> <search>"
echo "Example: devicepid 'iPhone 15 Pro Max' SpringBoard"
return 1
fi
if [ -z "$2" ]; then
echo "Usage: devicepid <device-name> <search>"
echo "Example: devicepid 'iPhone 15 Pro Max' SpringBoard"
return 1
fi
xcrun devicectl device info processes --device "$1" | grep "$2" | awk '{ print $1; }'
}
func devicekill() {
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
echo "Usage: devicekill <device-name> <process-name>"
echo "Example: devicekill 'iPhone 15 Pro Max' SpringBoard"
return 1
fi
if [ -z "$2" ]; then
echo "Usage: devicekill <device-name> <process-name>"
echo "Example: devicekill 'iPhone 15 Pro Max' SpringBoard"
return 1
fi
TARGETPID=$(devicepid "$1" "$2")
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
echo "Couldn't find PID for $2"
return 1
fi
echo "Found PID for $2: $TARGETPID"
xcrun devicectl device process signal --pid $TARGETPID --signal SIGHUP --device "$1"
}
func respring() {
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
echo "Usage: respring <device-name>"
return 1
fi
devicekill "$1" "SpringBoard"
}
func devicereboot() {
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
echo "Usage: devicereboot <device-name>"
return 1
fi
xcrun devicectl device reboot --device "$1"
}
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ltDino commented Dec 11, 2023

thanks!!! it helps me a lot!!!

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