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Asked: May 28, 20262026-05-28T07:57:35+00:00 2026-05-28T07:57:35+00:00

I want to kill all processes that I get by: ps aux | grep

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I want to kill all processes that I get by:

ps aux | grep my_pattern

How to do it?

This does not work:

pkill my_pattern
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    2026-05-28T07:57:36+00:00Added an answer on May 28, 2026 at 7:57 am

    Use pkill -f, which matches the pattern for any part of the command line

    pkill -f my_pattern
    

    Just in case it doesn’t work, try to use this one as well:

    pkill -9 -f my_pattern
    
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