yitz_ 1235618830 learn Use pgrep instead of ps to get PIDs. yitz_ 1235618848 forget yitz_ 1235618867 learn Use pgrep instead of ps to get PIDs. It saves you from having to parse output that wasn't meant to be parsed. Stummi 1348214465 forget Stummi 1348214481 learn Use pgrep instead of ps to get PIDs. It saves you from having to parse output that wasn't meant to be parsed. However, finding a process by its name is unsafe. Please look at http://mywiki.wooledge.org/ProcessManagement