command line version of the windows taskmgr
hi all,
a couple of months ago i was searching really hard for a command line version of the windows taskmgr, but i wasn't able to find one :(
so today i decided to write one myself, my brain was extremely overheating during the coding :lol:, but i have finished it just a few minutes ago :)
since no one could give me a link or name from a similar program, i thought that it might come in handy for some people, so i decided to publish it under the GPL, so here is the source:
Code:
/* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* *
* File: prokill.c *
* *
* Purpose: commandline processkiller / taskmanager for windows *
* *
* Usage: compile to prokill.exe and run it! *
* *
* Copyright (C) 2004 Scorpius, [email protected], all rights reserved *
* *
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or *
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License *
* as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 *
* of the License, or (at your option) any later version. *
* *
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, *
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of *
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the *
* GNU General Public License for more details. *
* *
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License *
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software *
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. *
* *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * */
#include <stdio.h>
#include <windows.h>
#include <tlhelp32.h>
int main(void)
{
int pid,exitcode,term;
unsigned long code;
HANDLE Snap,Process;
PROCESSENTRY32 proc32;
Snap=CreateToolhelp32Snapshot(TH32CS_SNAPPROCESS,0);/*take a snap of all processes*/
if(Snap==INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
{
printf("Error creating snapshot of current processes");
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
proc32.dwSize=sizeof(PROCESSENTRY32); /*set size of structure*/
system("cls");
printf("Prokill.exe by Scorpius, [email protected], 2004.\n\n");
printf("PID:\t\tPROCESS NAME:\n");
while((Process32Next(Snap,&proc32))==TRUE)/*while we haven't reached the final process*/
{
printf("\n%d\t\t%s",proc32.th32ProcessID,proc32.szExeFile);/*print pid and processname*/
}
CloseHandle(Snap);/*cleaning up*/
printf("\n\nEnter PID of process to kill (or 0 to quit): ");
scanf("%d",&pid);/*get the PID of the process to kill*/
if(pid<1)
{
printf("Illegal PID.");
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
Process=OpenProcess(PROCESS_QUERY_INFORMATION,FALSE,pid);/*obtain a handle to the process*/
if(Process==NULL)
{
printf("Illegal PID.");
CloseHandle(Process);
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
exitcode=GetExitCodeProcess(Process,&code);/*get the exitcode from the process*/
if(exitcode==0)
{
printf("Unable to retrieve exitcode.");
CloseHandle(Process);
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
Process=OpenProcess(PROCESS_TERMINATE,FALSE,pid);/*see if we have terminate rights*/
if(Process==NULL)
{
printf("Unable to terminate process.");
CloseHandle(Process);
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
term=TerminateProcess(Process,code);/*terminate the process*/
if (term==0)
{
printf("Terminating process %d failed.",pid);
CloseHandle(Process);
return EXIT_FAILURE;
}
printf("Process %d killed successfully.",pid);/*all went fine, process is killed*/
CloseHandle(Process);
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}
i hope you find it useful :)
[edit]had to alter the above code to make it compatible with more systems (changed the "long code" to "unsigned long code").[/edit]
