installr (version 0.23.4)

kill_all_Rscript_s: kill (i.e.: stop) all running "Rscript" processes

Description

kill (i.e.: stop) all running "Rscript" processes based on their process ID (pid)

Usage

kill_all_Rscript_s(s = 0, m = 0, h = 0, ...)

Value

an integer vector with the process ID (pid) of the "Rscript" processes.

Arguments

s

numeric. number of seconds to wait before killing the processes

m

numeric. number of minutes to wait before killing the processes

h

numeric. number of hours to wait before killing the processes

...

not used.

References

tasklist details from microsoft homepage: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-xp/bb491010(v=technet.10) pskill details from microsoft homepage: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/pskill

See Also

get_tasklist, get_Rscript_PID, get_pid, kill_pid, kill_all_Rscript_s, pskill

Examples

if (FALSE) {
# create several running processes of Rscript (to shitdown)
system("Rscript -e repeat{2+2}", wait = FALSE) # this process should be stuck   
system("Rscript -e repeat{2+2}", wait = FALSE) # this process should be stuck   
# here are there pid numbers:
get_Rscript_PID() 
# let's kill them:
kill_all_Rscript_s()
# they are gone...
get_Rscript_PID() # we no longer have Rscripts running
}