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pgrep

Find processes by name. More information: https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/pgrep.1.html.

  • Return PIDs of any running processes with a matching command string:

pgrep {{process_name}}

  • Print the process name in addition to the PID ([l]ong output):

pgrep -l {{process_name}}

  • Match processes against the [f]ull argument list instead of just the process name:

pgrep -f "{{process_name}} {{parameter}}"

  • Print the PID together with the [f]ull argument [l]ist for each match:

pgrep -fl "{{process_name}}"

  • Search for processes run by a specific [u]ser (effective UID):

pgrep -u {{username}} {{process_name}}

  • Select only the [n]ewest (most recently started) matching process:

pgrep -n {{process_name}}