pkill - Signal processes based on name
$ pkill [--count] [--ignore-case] [--echo] [--newest] [--oldest] [--older seconds] [--signal signame] [--uid uid-list] [--exact] <process-name>
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, --count
: Display the number of matching processes-i
, --ignore-case
: Make matches case-insensitive-e
, --echo
: Display what is killed-n
, --newest
: Kill the most recently created process only-o
, --oldest
: Select the least recently created process only-O
, --older
: Select only processes older than the specified number of seconds-s signame
, --signal signame
: Signal to send. The signal name or number may be used-U uid-list
, --uid uid-list
: Select only processes whose UID is in the given comma-separated list. Login name or numerical user ID may be used-x
, --exact
: Select only processes whose names match the given pattern exactlyprocess-name
: Process name to search for