pkill

Signal processes based on name and other attributes.

Runs as pkill|macOS, Linux

Command form

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Send a signal (SIGTERM by default) to processes matching a pattern. --signal is a procps (Linux) spelling; BSD pkill uses -SIGNAL instead.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui pkill

Signal processesExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Pattern*

string

Match exact name

-x

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Terminate by name

patternexact

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Pattern

Extended regular expression matched against process names.
string · positional 0

Signal

string

--signal

Match full command line

boolean

-f

Match exact name

boolean

-x

Ignore case

boolean

-i

Newest only

boolean

-n

Oldest only

boolean

-o

Effective user

string

-u

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

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completion

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed pkill against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.