2016-01-01 03:48:36 +00:00
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# pkill
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2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00
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> Signal process by name.
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> Mostly used for stopping processes.
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2021-03-25 00:01:07 +00:00
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> More information: <https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/pkill.1.html>.
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2016-01-01 03:48:36 +00:00
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2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00
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- Kill all processes which match:
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2016-01-01 03:48:36 +00:00
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2021-10-20 22:06:52 +01:00
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`pkill "{{process_name}}"`
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2016-01-01 03:48:36 +00:00
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2016-01-13 22:03:35 +00:00
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- Kill all processes which match their full command instead of just the process name:
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2021-10-20 22:06:52 +01:00
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`pkill -f "{{command_name}}"`
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- Force kill matching processes (can't be blocked):
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`pkill -9 "{{process_name}}"`
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2016-01-13 22:03:35 +00:00
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2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00
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- Send SIGUSR1 signal to processes which match:
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2016-01-01 03:48:36 +00:00
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2021-03-25 00:01:07 +00:00
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`pkill -USR1 "{{process_name}}"`
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- Kill the main `firefox` process to close the browser:
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`pkill --oldest "{{firefox}}"`
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