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37 .Nd find or signal processes by name
72 command searches the process table on the running system and prints the
73 process IDs of all processes that match the criteria given on the command
78 command searches the process table on the running system and signals all
79 processes that match the criteria given on the command line.
81 The following options are available:
82 .Bl -tag -width ".Fl F Ar pidfile"
84 Restrict matches to a process whose PID is stored in the
88 Restrict matches to processes with a real group ID in the comma-separated
92 Request confirmation before attempting to signal each process.
98 option must be locked with the
100 syscall or created with
103 Extract values associated with the name list from the specified core
104 instead of the currently running system.
106 Extract the name list from the specified system instead of the default,
107 which is the kernel image the system has booted from.
109 Restrict matches to processes with a parent process ID in the
113 Search also in system processes (kernel threads).
115 Restrict matches to processes with a real user ID in the comma-separated
119 Specify a delimiter to be printed between each process ID.
120 The default is a newline.
121 This option can only be used with the
125 Include process ancestors in the match list.
126 By default, the current
130 process and all of its ancestors are excluded (unless
134 Match against full argument lists.
135 The default is to match against process names.
137 Restrict matches to processes with a process group ID in the comma-separated
140 The value zero is taken to mean the process group ID of the running
146 Ignore case distinctions in both the process table and the supplied pattern.
148 Restrict matches to processes inside jails with a jail ID in the comma-separated
153 matches processes in any jail.
156 matches processes not in jail.
159 Print the process name in addition to the process ID for each matching
161 If used in conjunction with
163 print the process ID and the full argument list for each matching process.
164 This option can only be used with the
168 Select only the newest (most recently started) of the matching processes.
170 Select only the oldest (least recently started) of the matching processes.
172 Do not write anything to standard output.
174 Restrict matches to processes with a session ID in the comma-separated
177 The value zero is taken to mean the session ID of the running
183 Restrict matches to processes associated with a terminal in the
186 Terminal names may be of the form
188 or the shortened form
192 matches processes not associated with a terminal.
194 Restrict matches to processes with an effective user ID in the
198 Reverse the sense of the matching; display processes that do not match the
201 Require an exact match of the process name, or argument list if
204 The default is to match any substring.
206 A non-negative decimal number or symbolic signal name specifying the signal
207 to be sent instead of the default
209 This option is valid only when given as the first argument to
215 operands are specified, they are used as regular expressions to match
216 the command name or full argument list of each process.
219 option is not specified, then the
221 will attempt to match the command name.
224 will only keep track of the first 19 characters of the command
225 name for each process.
226 Attempts to match any characters after the first 19 of a command name
233 process will never consider itself nor system processes (kernel threads) as
241 return one of the following values upon exit:
242 .Bl -tag -width indent
244 One or more processes were matched.
246 No processes were matched.
248 Invalid options were specified on the command line.
250 An internal error occurred.
253 Historically the option
255 means any jail, although in other utilities such as
259 has the opposite meaning, not in jail.
262 is deprecated, and its use is discouraged in favor of
282 They are modelled after utilities of the same name that appeared in Sun
284 They made their first appearance in