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Name
pkill - Signal processes based on name
Synopsis
$ pkill [--count] [--ignore-case] [--echo] [--newest] [--oldest] [--older seconds] [--signal signame] [--uid uid-list] [--exact] <process-name>
Options
- -c,- --count: Display the number of matching processes
- -i,- --ignore-case: Make matches case-insensitive
- -e,- --echo: Display what is killed
- -n,- --newest: Kill the most recently created process only
- -o,- --oldest: Select the least recently created process only
- -O,- --older: Select only processes older than the specified number of seconds
- -s signame,- --signal signame: Signal to send. The signal name or number may be used
- -U uid-list,- --uid uid-list: Select only processes whose UID is in the given comma-separated list. Login name or numerical user ID may be used
- -x,- --exact: Select only processes whose names match the given pattern exactly
Arguments
- process-name: Process name to search for
