Killing processes by name

[foodog]

Sooo close :) try
# killall java_vm

or: killall -<whatever signal> progname

I find myself using 'killall -9 netscape-communicator' pretty regularly
Steve

Carl Parrish wrote:
> 
> Okay is there any way to kill a process by name? Since I've update to RH
>   7.2 I been noticing that I had problems with mozilla or other apps.
> Today I finally thought to check for java_vm processes. there are
> *hundres* of them they aren't dying I don't know if that's just because
> I have so much memory the garbage collector simply isn't clearing them
> or what but I want them dead and I don't wont to have to type in ever
> process number. is there a way I can just say kill all java_vm processes?
> 
> Carl P.
> 
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