Re: does `pkill o` mean anything special ?

[alex xmb sw ratchev]

i didnt get the -f part ..

On Thu, Sep 12, 2024, 10:02 AM Andreas Kähäri <andreas.kahari@abc.se> wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 09:39:41AM +0200, Kusalananda Kähäri wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 08:40:29AM +0200, alex xmb sw ratchev wrote:
> > > oh , didnt know submatch is standard ..
> >
> > It uses extended regular expressions (not shell globbing patterns), so
> > you would have to anchor the pattern as you would do with any regular
> > expression if you wish to match at the start or end of the string.  Or
> > you can use pgrep/pkill with -x to match across the complete command
> > line (as with "grep -x").
>
> Correction: Use -x to match across the complete command *name*.  Use
> -f to match the command *line* (with arguments).  Combine -f and -x to
> match against the command line and to anchor the pattern at start and
> stop.
>
> Sorry for this off-topic side track.
>
> >
> > > the process killed : com.termux
> > >
> > > thanks , greets ..
> > >
> > > On Thu, Sep 12, 2024, 8:30 AM Andreas Kähäri <andreas.kahari@abc.se>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Thu, Sep 12, 2024 at 07:50:53AM +0200, alex xmb sw ratchev wrote:
> > > > > cause i stubled on accident over it
> > > > > it kills the bash
> > > > > at least , i enter pkill o ( small oo ) and press enter and then
> the bash
> > > > > session got exited
> > > > >
> > > > > greets , microsuxx software ..
> > > >
> > > > This has absolutely nothing to do with bash, but pkill would send a
> TERM
> > > > signal to all processes matching the given pattern.  If you want to
> have
> > > > a hunch beforehand, use "pgrep -l" with the same pattern to see what
> it
> > > > matches.
> > > >
> > > > Your pattern should match any running process that has a lower-case
> o in
> > > > its name.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Andreas (Kusalananda) Kähäri
> > > > Uppsala, Sweden
> > > >
> > > > .
> > > >
> >
> > --
> > Andreas (Kusalananda) Kähäri
> > Uppsala, Sweden
> >
> > .
>
> --
> Andreas (Kusalananda) Kähäri
> Uppsala, Sweden
>
> .
>