class Byebug::KillCommand - byebug-9.0.6 Documentation

# class Byebug::KillCommand

Send custom signals to the debugged program.

### Public Class Methods

description() click to toggle source

    # File lib/byebug/commands/kill.rb, line 14
    def self.description
      <<-EOD
        kill[ signal]

        #{short_description}

        Equivalent of Process.kill(Process.pid)
      EOD
    end

regexp() click to toggle source

    # File lib/byebug/commands/kill.rb, line 10
    def self.regexp
      /^\s* (?:kill) \s* (?:\s+(\S+))? \s*$/x
    end

short_description() click to toggle source

    # File lib/byebug/commands/kill.rb, line 24
    def self.short_description
      'Sends a signal to the current process'
    end

### Public Instance Methods

execute() click to toggle source

    # File lib/byebug/commands/kill.rb, line 28
    def execute
      if @match[1]
        signame = @match[1]

        unless Signal.list.member?(signame)
          return errmsg("signal name #{signame} is not a signal I know about\n")
        end
      else
        return unless confirm('Really kill? (y/n) ')

        signame = 'KILL'
      end

      processor.interface.close if 'KILL' == signame
      Process.kill(signame, Process.pid)
    end