Find process IDs by name

bash

pgrep -af nginx

Explanation

Great for scripts and quick service discovery.

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Print lines matching a pattern.

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Use extended regular expressions with grep.

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Match text literally instead of as a regex.

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Recursively search text quickly while respecting ignore rules.

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Search for files changed recently.

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Search recursively for files with a matching name.

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