How to find a specific process id for a running Application or Process in Linux

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How to find a specific process id for a running Application or Process in Linux

NOTE: Tested in Ubuntu 9.04

In this example we want to find the process id for Skype.

  1. In the command line type in the command below
    {codecitation style=”brush: bash;”}pgrep -l skype{/codecitation}
  2. This will list the process id together with the process name for Skype.
    -l = List the name of the process
    {codecitation style=”brush: bash;”}4322 skype{/codecitation}
  3. To list only the process id type the command without the -l option
    {codecitation style=”brush: bash;”}pgrep skype{/codecitation}
  4. This will only list the process id
    {codecitation style=”brush: bash;”}4322{/codecitation}

 

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Ian Carnaghan

I am a software developer and online educator who likes to keep up with all the latest in technology. I also manage cloud infrastructure, continuous monitoring, DevOps processes, security, and continuous integration and deployment.

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