pgrep

Find or signal processes by name. More information: <https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/pkill.1.html>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/pgrep.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install procps
Ubuntu
apt-get install procps
Alpine
apk add procps
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S procps-ng
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install procps
CentOS
yum install procps-ng
Fedora
dnf install procps-ng
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install procps
Raspbian
apt-get install procps
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/pgrep pgrep powered by Commando

Find or signal processes by name. More information: <https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/pkill.1.html>.

  • Return PIDs of any running processes with a matching command string:
    pgrep process_name
  • Search for processes including their command-line options:
    pgrep --full "process_name parameter"
  • Search for processes run by a specific user:
    pgrep --euid root process_name

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