tldr/pages/common/pgrep.md

# pgrep

> Find or signal processes by name.
> More information: <https://www.manned.org/pgrep>.

- Return PIDs of any running processes with a matching command string:

`pgrep {{process_name}}`

- Search for processes including their command-line options:

`pgrep {{[-f|--full]}} "{{process_name}} {{parameter}}"`

- Search for processes run by a specific user:

`pgrep {{[-u|--euid]}} root {{process_name}}`
A bunch of new pages: common/: dig, gzip, rm, sort, zfs, zpool linux/: apt-get, shutdown osx/: airport, caffeinate, diskutil, networksetup open, pgrep, qlmanage, say, shutdown, sysctl, system_profiler Edits to existing pages: curl: Added simple download example find: Added iname and size exmaples grep: Edited -c description ps: Added wide lines example ssh: edited -D description, added simple port forwarding example unzip: added list option 2014-02-10 12:36:05 -08:00			`# pgrep`

pgrep: add more info link (#5446) 2021-03-15 15:29:40 -03:00			`> Find or signal processes by name.`
pgrep: update more information link (#13054) 2024-06-18 17:48:41 +02:00			`> More information: <https://www.manned.org/pgrep>.`
A bunch of new pages: common/: dig, gzip, rm, sort, zfs, zpool linux/: apt-get, shutdown osx/: airport, caffeinate, diskutil, networksetup open, pgrep, qlmanage, say, shutdown, sysctl, system_profiler Edits to existing pages: curl: Added simple download example find: Added iname and size exmaples grep: Edited -c description ps: Added wide lines example ssh: edited -D description, added simple port forwarding example unzip: added list option 2014-02-10 12:36:05 -08:00
Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 18:31:27 +01:00			`- Return PIDs of any running processes with a matching command string:`
A bunch of new pages: common/: dig, gzip, rm, sort, zfs, zpool linux/: apt-get, shutdown osx/: airport, caffeinate, diskutil, networksetup open, pgrep, qlmanage, say, shutdown, sysctl, system_profiler Edits to existing pages: curl: Added simple download example find: Added iname and size exmaples grep: Edited -c description ps: Added wide lines example ssh: edited -D description, added simple port forwarding example unzip: added list option 2014-02-10 12:36:05 -08:00
pgrep: remove pkill example and correct tokens 2016-01-02 01:12:34 +00:00			`pgrep {{process_name}}`
A bunch of new pages: common/: dig, gzip, rm, sort, zfs, zpool linux/: apt-get, shutdown osx/: airport, caffeinate, diskutil, networksetup open, pgrep, qlmanage, say, shutdown, sysctl, system_profiler Edits to existing pages: curl: Added simple download example find: Added iname and size exmaples grep: Edited -c description ps: Added wide lines example ssh: edited -D description, added simple port forwarding example unzip: added list option 2014-02-10 12:36:05 -08:00
*: fix typos reported by Hunspell (#5848) Co-authored-by: marchersimon <50295997+marchersimon@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Seth Falco <seth@falco.fun> Co-authored-by: Patrice Denis <patricedenis@users.noreply.github.com> 2021-05-20 16:13:41 -04:00			`- Search for processes including their command-line options:`
Updating pgrep page Added parameters for searching by user and searching by complete command with parameters 2014-03-01 11:36:58 +05:30
*: add option placeholders (#15921) 2025-03-12 21:05:58 +02:00			`pgrep {{[-f\|--full]}} "{{process_name}} {{parameter}}"`
Updating pgrep page Added parameters for searching by user and searching by complete command with parameters 2014-03-01 11:36:58 +05:30
pgrep: add more info link (#5446) 2021-03-15 15:29:40 -03:00			`- Search for processes run by a specific user:`
Updating pgrep page Added parameters for searching by user and searching by complete command with parameters 2014-03-01 11:36:58 +05:30
*: add option placeholders (#15921) 2025-03-12 21:05:58 +02:00			`pgrep {{[-u\|--euid]}} root {{process_name}}`