kill a process that has been started using ./xxxxxxxxxxxx.sh using pkill

Question

I am using Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. I run pycharm on remote desktop using ssh by:

cd /home/user/Documents/pycharm-community-2016.3/bin/ && ./pycharm.sh

I need to kill this process. For other process like firefox, I use the following:

pkill firefox

How do I kill the pycharm using pkill ? Or is there any more elegant way to get this done ?

Have you read the `pkill` manual page? Particularly the bit about the `-f` option? — twalberg, Jan 13 '17 at 17:38

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered May 02 '17 at 16:01

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Following is the route that worked for me.

Step 1: remote login

Step 2: use top to get process id (pid) of process associated with pycharm. The process is java.

Step 3: use kill pid to kill the process.

answered May 02 '17 at 16:01

Neeraj Hanumante

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