tldr/pages/common/pgrep.md

pgrep

Find processes by name. More information: https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/pgrep.1.html.

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

pgrep {{process_name}}

• Print the process name in addition to the PID ([l]ong output):

pgrep -l {{process_name}}

• Match processes against the [f]ull argument list instead of just the process name:

pgrep -f "{{process_name}} {{parameter}}"

• Print the PID together with the [f]ull argument [l]ist for each match:

pgrep -fl "{{process_name}}"

• Search for processes run by a specific [u]ser (effective UID):

pgrep -u {{username}} {{process_name}}

• Select only the [n]ewest (most recently started) matching process:

pgrep -n {{process_name}}