Kill running programs

[XDelusion]

So how does one kill a program that will not close and is hogging up memory?

OWB does this sometimes when you try to download a file and it tries to load it as a web page instead.

[lsmart]

I usually use scout to kill the process and exorcist to get rid of any screens or windows if the app is already dead. Both can be found at OS4depot IIRC.

[XDelusion]

And this will work with MorphOS?

[Gulliver]

Get Scout for MOS on Aminet

http://aminet.net/util/moni/Scout_mos.lha

[Piru]

Get Scout for MOS on Aminet

http://aminet.net/util/moni/Scout_mos.lha

Iirc scout requires plethora of 3rd party MUI classes. If it fails to start you can use Tools/Snoopium to find out which.

[Golem!dk]

So how does one kill a program that will not close and is hogging up memory?

OWB does this sometimes when you try to download a file and it tries to load it as a web page instead.

On MorphOS you can use iKill, it's a shell command included with the system, it will take taskname as an argument, with no arguments the pointer changes to a crosshair, be careful where you click or hit escape if you change your mind.

[Fab]

So how does one kill a program that will not close and is hogging up memory?

OWB does this sometimes when you try to download a file and it tries to load it as a web page instead.

What kind of link does that for you? If it happens, it's most likely because the server doesn't set the proper mimetype and sends for instance a binary file as text/plain, which OWB would try to display, by default.

Fortunately, you can change that behaviour by going to OWB mimetype settings, and adding the extension/mimetype for the link, and set the action to download or ask (similar to ibrowse mimetype settings).

But anyway, OWB shouldn't crash while viewing plain text files (unless it's really really big and webkit runs out of memory, not even sure it would).

[MelbourneBen]

Is there a way to kill running programs or processes in worbench 3.1 from the shell?

[lsmart]

Is there a way to kill running programs or processes in worbench 3.1 from the shell?

Most probably yes (Aminet is your friend), but why would you want to use the shell? Isn´t it easier to click on a process, than to type its name or even find the PID, etc?

I used ARTM on 3.1 .. which is of course a GUI program. But there are a lot of other softwasres that can do the same thing.

[XDelusion]

Some programs run in their own screen and can't be clicked on.

[lsmart]

And this will work with MorphOS?

Oh, I didn´t notice the cat on your AV is actually chasing butterflies:kitty:.
Well sorry, I currently don´t play in the blue team. Maybe there is something better than Scout on MOS.

Anyways - usually you don´t get back all of your resouces when the polite "break" isn´t working and you really have to kill the process. Good software should not require the user to do such things, right?

[Golem!dk]

Some programs run in their own screen and can't be clicked on.

Why not?

[XDelusion]

If I'm wrong, by all means correct me, it'll make me a happy camper.

[Golem!dk]

If I'm wrong, by all means correct me, it'll make me a happy camper.

Shell windows are MUI and you can move them (jump) to any public screen, alternatively some hotkey launching of iKill would allow you to start it on any screen.

[kolla]

But if they are pubscreens, then it's hardly "their own screen"