kill-process ( process -- )
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wait-for-process ( process -- status )

Vocabulary
io.launcher

Inputs

process

a process

Outputs
None

Word description
Kills a running process. Does nothing if the process has already exited.

Examples

USING: io.launcher ; "cat" run-detached kill-process

Definition

USING: accessors destructors kernel ;

IN: io.launcher

: kill-process ( process -- )
    t >>killed
    [ pipe>> [ dispose ] when* ]
    [ dup handle>> [ (kill-process) ] [ drop ] if ] bi ;