.. _zombie_kill_cli:

zombie_kill
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.. rubric:: Output of :code:`--help=zombie_kill`



The following help text is generated by :code:`ecflow_client --help=zombie_kill`

::

   
   zombie_kill
   -----------
   
   Locates the task in the servers list of zombies, and sets flags to kill
   The kill is done using ECF_KILL_CMD, but using the process_id from the zombie
   The job is allowed to continue until the kill is received
   Can only kill zombies that have an associated Task, hence path zombies
   must be killed manually.
     arg = list of task paths, at least one expected
     --zombie_kill=/path/to/task  /path/to/task2
   
   The client considers, for both user and child commands, the following environment variables:
   
     ECF_HOST <string> [mandatory*]
       The main server hostname; default value is 'localhost'
     ECF_PORT <int> [mandatory*]
       The main server port; default value is '3141'
     ECF_SSL <any> [optional*]
       Enable secure communication between client and server.
     ECF_HOSTFILE <string> [optional]
       File that lists alternate hosts to try, if connection to main host fails
     ECF_HOSTFILE_POLICY <string> [optional]
       The policy ('task' or 'all') to define which commands consider using alternate hosts.
   
   The options marked with (*) must be specified in order for the client to communicate
   with the server, either by setting the environment variables or by specifying the
   command line options.