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PortScout – TUI to find and kill processes occupying your ports

by TheThirdTuring·Apr 30, 2026·4 points·0 comments

AI Analysis

●●SolidCozySolve My Problem

Group-by-PID view with drill-down beats flat lsof output for connection debugging.

Strengths
  • Group-by-PID collapsing shows connection counts per process, not just flat port lists
  • Freeze function lets you inspect snapshots without the table refreshing underneath
  • Filtering across port, process name, protocol, and remote address in one pass
Weaknesses
  • Fundentially wraps lsof and kill functionality that already exists in CLI tools
  • Requires sudo for process resolution, which adds friction to quick checks
Target Audience

Backend developers, DevOps engineers debugging port conflicts

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lsof · netstat · Process Explorer

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