pidof:tldr:b999e
pidof: List process IDs including scripts with given name.
$ pidof -x ${script-py}
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The command "pidof -x ${script.py}" is used to display the process ID (PID) of a running process with the name given by the variable "script.py".
Here is the breakdown of the command:
- "pidof" is a command-line utility in Linux that is used to find the process ID (PID) of a running program.
- "-x" is an option used with "pidof" that tells it to only consider processes with exactly the same name as the given argument. It ensures that it does not mistakenly return PIDs of processes with similar names.
- "${script.py}" is a variable that holds the name of the script (e.g., script.py) for which you want to find the PID.
By executing this command, the system will search for any running process with the name stored in the variable "script.py" and return the respective PID(s) associated with it.
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.