Linux Command Cheat Sheet/Kill processes by pattern

Signal processes matching a name or regex.

Section: Processes Jobs and Scheduling

Kill processes by pattern

bash
bash
pkill -f 'gunicorn: master'
Explanation

Convenient when you do not want to look up PIDs manually.

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