Re: kill process by name

["Doug Wiltanger" <dwiltang@neo.rr.com>]

Title: Message

KILLALL(1)                                                User Commands                                               KILLALL(1)

 

NAME
       killall - kill processes by name

----- Original Message -----

From: Muratorio, Diego

To: 'rwein@central-ph.k12.mo.us'

Cc: 'debian-user@lists.debian.org'

Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 2004 2:29 PM

Subject: Re: kill process by name

Hello Rick, I am looking for the same, did you find something about kill process by name?

 

Thanks in advance

Muratorio Diego
Network Administrator
Tel:4131-7000 Int.4152
Btme. Mitre 853 1° st Floor
Diego.Muratorio@teletech.com.ar

kill process by name

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• To: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
• Subject: kill process by name
• From: Rick Weinbender <rwein@central-ph.k12.mo.us>
• Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 13:47:38 -0600
• Message-id: <401028DA.3CE17E0A@central-ph.k12.mo.us>
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Is there a way to use the kill command
to kill a process by name?
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For example:  kill inetd
I have to look up the pid number every time
using 'ps aux' then I can kill it with 'kill pid#'

Thanks,
-Rick