Re: How can I get a script to find out what a PID is?

["Adam Alexander" <adam tjconline com>]

George-

You can kill a process by name by using the "killall" command.  For example,
to kill a running x11amp you would type:

killall x11amp

Good luck!  =)

Adam Alexander


-----Original Message-----
From: George Lenzer <glenzer chuhpl lib oh us>
To: Redhat list <redhat-list redhat com>
Date: Thursday, December 31, 1998 9:46 AM
Subject: How can I get a script to find out what a PID is?


>I would like to be able to kill a process with cron.  Since Process IDs are
>always different, is there a way to kill a process by the application name?
>Or, is there a way to get the process ID and pass it to cron?
>Alternatively, is there a way to start an application with the same PID
>every time?  In my case, the application is 'x11amp'.  I need to schedule
it
>to quit at a predetermined time.
>
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