pkill <pattern>

Send the specified signal (by default SIGTERM) to each specified process

Arguments

Name	Description
`pattern`	Specifies an Extended Regular Expression for matching against the process names or command lines

Name	Description
`--signal <signal>`	Signal to send (either number or name)
`-q, --queue <value>`	Integer value to be sent with the signal
`-e, --echo`	Display what is killed
`-f, --full`	Use full process name to match
`-g, --pgroup <PGID...>`	Match listed process group IDs
`-G, --group <GID...>`	Match real group IDs
`-i, --ignore-case`	Match case insensitively
`-n, --newest`	Select most recently started
`-o, --oldest`	Select least recently started
`-O, --older <seconds>`	Select where older than seconds
`-P, --parent <PPID...>`	Match only child processes of the given parent
`-s, --session <SID...>`	Match session IDs
`-t, --terminal <tty...>`	Match by controlling terminal
`-u, --euid <ID...>`	Match by effective IDs
`-U, --uid <ID...>`	Match by real IDs
`-x, --exact`	Match exactly with the command name
`-F, --pidfile <file>`	Read PIDs from file
`-L, logpidfile`	Fail if PID file is not locked
`-r, --runstates <state>`	Match runstates
`--ns <PID>`	Match the processes that belong to a specified PID
`--nslist <ns...>`	List which namespaces will be considered for the --ns option
`-h, --help`	Output help message and exit
`-V, --version`	Output version information and exit