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George2 08-23-2006 03:01 AM
have to program to get process ID?
 
Hello everyone,


On Linux platform, if I want to get current process (for example, a shell script), are there any ways (for example, a command) to get the process ID without programming.


regards,
George

BiThian 08-23-2006 03:20 AM
"man ps" or (h)top
Try this: ps -e | grep name_process

George2 08-23-2006 08:04 AM
Thank you BiThian,


Quote:
Originally Posted by BiThian
"man ps" or (h)top
Try this: ps -e | grep name_process

regards,
George

pwc101 08-23-2006 08:08 AM
pgrep and pkill are also worth looking into. From the manpage:
Quote:
NAME
pgrep, pkill - look up or signal processes based on name and other
attributes

xhi 08-23-2006 08:11 AM
i usually do a

`ps aux`

chrism01 08-24-2006 02:05 AM
pid=$$
and some more text to avoid 10 char min limit in post; sigh ....

kshkid 08-24-2006 03:07 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by chrism01
pid=$$
and some more text to avoid 10 char min limit in post; sigh ....

and that $$ - is valid only for the current working shell


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