pkill

From NetBSD Wiki

pkill(1) - find or signal process by name

This command is similar to kill, only it allows using process names instead of PIDs.

By default it sends the TERM signal to any matched processes.

% pkill top

Different signals may be specified with -SIGNAL

% pkill -9 top

See also

• kill
• pgrep
• ps

View source code (Please report any bugs or suggestions here).

• pkill.c