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| author | static.vortex@gmx.com <static.vortex@gmx.com> | 2013-02-13 23:06:11 +0530 |
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| committer | Craig Small <csmall@enc.com.au> | 2013-02-18 21:41:31 +1100 |
| commit | cff3960c4a5f3eeaaf61769f5af37656a31b9f2f (patch) | |
| tree | 2b6b1a7a2ec89dc03d4677d4e3d08367b0229b03 /pgrep.1 | |
| parent | 12ee64c8a3828e9dfd11ad36f3f71cb76040a99c (diff) | |
| download | procps-ng-cff3960c4a5f3eeaaf61769f5af37656a31b9f2f.tar.gz | |
pgrep: Documentation fixes
Minor fixes to the help output and manpage of pgrep.
Diffstat (limited to 'pgrep.1')
| -rw-r--r-- | pgrep.1 | 10 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pgrep, pkill \- look up or signal processes based on name and other attributes .SH DESCRIPTION .B pgrep looks through the currently running processes and lists the process IDs which -matches the selection criteria to stdout. All the criteria have to match. +match the selection criteria to stdout. All the criteria have to match. For example, .IP $ pgrep \-u root sshd @@ -116,12 +116,14 @@ Only match processes whose real user ID is listed. Either the numerical or symbolical value may be used. .TP \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-inverse\fR\fR -Negates the matching. This option usually used in pgrep context. In -.B pkill +Negates the matching. This option is usually used in +.BR pgrep 's +context. In +.BR pkill 's context the short option is disabled to avoid accidental usage of the option. .TP \fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-exact\fR\fR -Only match processes whose name (or command line if \-f is specified) +Only match processes whose names (or command line if \-f is specified) .B exactly match the .IR pattern . |