This package will kill any process hogging the given port.
This package is available on npm. It can be installed using the package manager of your choice:
# via npm
npm i clear-port
# via yarn
yarn add clear-port
There is a single exported function for this package. It simply takes the port number you wish to clear, as such:
const clearPort = require("clear-port");
// where you wish to clear port number 1234
await clearPort(1234);
FAQs
Clear a hogged port on any platform
The npm package clear-port receives a total of 49 weekly downloads. As such, clear-port popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that clear-port demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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