How to Kill a Process by Name in Linux ?

Last updated November 28, 2014 by Rahul K.

Command Syntax:

pkill <process name>

Examples:

For example to kill all processes running with name java, use following command.

# pkill java

To kill all processes running with name httpd use following command.

# pkill httpd

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Command Syntax:

Examples:

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