tldr/pages/common/pgrep.md

pgrep

Find or signal processes by name. More information: https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/pkill.1.html.

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

pgrep {{process_name}}

• Search for processes including their command line options:

pgrep --full "{{process_name}} {{parameter}}"

• Search for processes run by a specific user:

pgrep --euid root {{process_name}}