pkill
pkill (see pgrep) 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.
| Operating system | Unix, Unix-like |
|---|---|
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Type | Command |
As with the kill and killall commands, pkill is used to send signals to processes. The pkill command allows the use of extended regular expression patterns and other matching criteria.
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