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What a killed Playwright script leaves behind on Linux: processes, profile dirs and a SIGTERM that does not exit

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What a killed Playwright script leaves behind on Linux: processes, profile dirs and a SIGTERM that does not exit

Eight ways a Node script can end, measured on Linux: which Chromium processes and profile dirs survive, and why launch() cleans up but connectOverCDP does not. Via DEV, by CurlShot, 2026-11-03. dev.to/curlshot/what-a-killed-playwright-script-leaves-behind-on-linux-processes-profile-dirs-and-a-sigterm-that-5989

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What a killed Playwright script leaves behind on Linux: processes, profile dirs and a SIGTERM that does not exit

Eight ways a Node script can end, measured on Linux: which Chromium processes and profile dirs survive, and why launch() cleans up but connectOverCDP does not.

Via DEV, by CurlShot, 2026-11-03.

https://dev.to/curlshot/what-a-killed-playwright-script-leaves-behind-on-linux-processes-profile-dirs-and-a-sigterm-that-5989
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What a killed Playwright script leaves behind on Linux: processes, profile dirs and a SIGTERM that does not exit

Eight ways a Node script can end, measured on Linux: which Chromium processes and profile dirs survive, and why launch() cleans up but connectOverCDP does not.

Via DEV, by CurlShot, 2026-11-03.

https://dev.to/curlshot/what-a-killed-playwright-script-leaves-behind-on-linux-processes-profile-dirs-and-a-sigterm-that-5989

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