cheat:pkill
# To kill a process using its full process name:
pkill <process-name>
# To kill a process by its partial name:
pkill -f <string>
tldr:pkill
# pkill
# Signal process by name.
# Mostly used for stopping processes.
# More information: <https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/pkill.1.html>.
# Kill all processes which match:
pkill "process_name"
# Kill all processes which match their full command instead of just the process name:
pkill -f "command_name"
# Force kill matching processes (can't be blocked):
pkill -9 "process_name"
# Send SIGUSR1 signal to processes which match:
pkill -USR1 "process_name"
# Kill the main `firefox` process to close the browser:
pkill --oldest "firefox"
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