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pgrep: Search for processes including their command-line options.

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$ pgrep --full "${process_name} ${parameter}"

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The command "pgrep" is used to search running processes on a Linux system based on their names.

In this specific command, the "--full" option is used to search for a process that matches the full command-line string of the process rather than just the process name.

The "${process_name} ${parameter}" syntax is using variables to define the search criteria.

"${process_name}" should be replaced with the name of the process you want to search for. "${parameter}" should be replaced with any additional parameters or arguments that the process may have.

For example, if you want to find a running process called "example", with an additional parameter "param", you would replace "${process_name} ${parameter}" with "example param".

The command will then search for the process that matches the full command-line string. And if a matching process is found, "pgrep" will return the process ID (PID) of the process.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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