QuickBits-6: Search and Kill Process

Many a times we need to find a process and kill it. The best way to Find a process is

Search

 pgrep -l [pattern] 

-l will list the name of the process or else only pid will be displayed. pgrep searches for the match in any part of the name including the arguments to the command.

Example:

 pgrep -l work



output

217 kworker/u:3

218 kworker/u:4

219 kworker/u:5

863 NetworkManager

900 ./a.out work

Search & Destroy

 pkill [pattern]

It will find and kill all the process that matches the Pattern.