fo — (FUCK OFF) for ports

What is this?

fo is a cross-platform command-line tool that:

• Detects which process is hogging a TCP port (e.g., 3000).
• Tries to end it gracefully; if it plays tough, we go full send (kill -9 / taskkill /F).
• Prompts for sudo if your mortal shell lacks the power.
• Prints a colorful report with PID, name, and how long it’s been loitering.
• Drops a few lighthearted quips, and yes, the occasional fuck.

In short: fo 3000 → Port 3000 is yours again.

Demo

$ fo 3000
Scanning for suspicious activity on port 3000...
Found PID 1234 (node) possibly hogging port 3000 for 2h 13m 05s.
Process survived the gentle nudge. Time for the big red button.
Killed process 1234 (node) which was partying on port 3000 for 2h 13m 05s.
Port 3000’s unwanted guest has been evicted with extreme prejudice!

Installation

• Go 1.21+
• Linux/macOS/Windows

go install

go install git.gostacks.org/iwasforcedtobehere/fo/cmd/fo@latest

This will give you a fo binary in your $GOPATH/bin or $GOBIN.

From source

git clone https://git.gostacks.org/iwasforcedtobehere/fo
cd fo
make build # or go build ./cmd/fo

Usage

fo <port>

Examples:
  fo 3000     # tell 3000 to fuck off
  fo 8080     # 8080 is not a personality trait
  fo --help   # usage info

How it works

• Input validation: accepts only ports 1–65535.
• Process detection:
  • Linux/macOS: prefers lsof, falls back to ss or netstat.
  • Windows: uses netstat -ano + process introspection.
• Duration: approximates how long the process has been up via gopsutil (process create time). If we can’t be sure, we try to be honest and say “unknown duration”.
• Killing strategy:
  • Gentle: kill -TERM or taskkill /PID.
  • Force: kill -KILL or taskkill /F.
  • Permissions: if the OS says “nope”, we’ll prompt for sudo and try again.
• Output: colorful, readable, and a bit cheeky.

Philosophy (polite satire included)

• Ports are public spaces. If your process is double-parking on :3000, it can fuck off.
• We try kindness first, then consequences. It’s DevOps, not diplomacy.
• Tooling should be honest, helpful, and slightly entertaining when it fails.

Dev plan (tl;dr of the build)

• CLI parsing with flag.
• Cross-platform port → PID resolution.
• Uptime via gopsutil.
• Elevation fallback via sudo where needed.
• Colorful output via fatih/color.

Notes

• On Linux/macOS, you may need lsof, ss, or netstat installed.
• On Windows, netstat and taskkill are built-in.
• sudo prompts are interactive in your terminal.

Roadmap

• Add --json output for scripts and CI.
• Add --udp support.
• Add --ask mode to confirm before killing when multiple contenders exist.
• Homebrew/Scoop packaging for easy install.

License

MIT. Be kind. Don’t be reckless in production unless your SLAs can take a hit.

Credits

• Built in Go. Colored by fatih/color. Informed by gopsutil.
• Proudly hosted under: https://git.gostacks.org/iwasforcedtobehere/fo