what is the process number of a "running application" ?

[Kevin Cummings]

On 01/12/2015 12:25 PM, Angelo Moreschini wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to know the process number of an application that actually
> is running (Netbeans in my case), with the purpose to kill it (when is
> froze).

ps auxw | grep -i netbeans

or use top  (top has a Kill command)

> But am am not able to know this process number..
> 
> - In the window of gnome-system-monitor the name "netbeans" isn't.
> - The command line : "ps aux | grep netbeans",  give me a full page of
> references..
> 
> Could I know a simple way to have this information ?
> 
> Thank you
> Regards
> 
> Angelo 
> 
> 

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