Pkill

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Template:Short description Template:Lowercase Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template other Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Template:Mono (see Template:Mono) is a command-line utility initially written for use with the Solaris 7 operating system in 1998. It has since been reimplemented for Linux and some BSDs.

As with the Template:Mono and Template:Mono commands, Template:Mono is used to send signals to processes. The Template:Mono command allows the use of extended regular expression patterns and other matching criteria.

Example usage

Kill the most recently created Template:Mono process:

pkill -n acroread

Send a USR1 signal to Template:Mono process:

pkill -USR1 acroread

See also

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Some other unix commands related to process management and killing include:

References

External links

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