How to Kill a Process by Name in Linux ?

Written by Rahul, Updated on August 28, 2018

Command Syntax:

pkill <process name>

Examples:

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

sudo pkill java

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

sudo pkill httpd

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Command Syntax:

Examples:

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