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3563 pgrep not working as documented or documentation inaccurate
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   6 .TH PGREP 1 "May 6, 2004"
   7 .SH NAME
   8 pgrep, pkill \- find or signal processes by name and other attributes
   9 .SH SYNOPSIS
  10 .LP
  11 .nf
  12 \fBpgrep\fR [\fB-flvx\fR] [\fB-n\fR | \fB-o\fR] [\fB-d\fR \fIdelim\fR] [\fB-P\fR \fIppidlist\fR]
  13      [\fB-g\fR \fIpgrplist\fR] [\fB-s\fR \fIsidlist\fR] [\fB-u\fR \fIeuidlist\fR] [\fB-U\fR \fIuidlist\fR]
  14      [\fB-G\fR \fIgidlist\fR] [\fB-J\fR \fIprojidlist\fR] [\fB-t\fR \fItermlist\fR]
  15      [\fB-T\fR \fItaskidlist\fR] [\fB-c\fR \fIctidlist\fR] [\fB-z\fR \fIzoneidlist\fR]
  16      [\fIpattern\fR]
  17 .fi
  18 
  19 .LP
  20 .nf
  21 \fBpkill\fR [\fB-\fIsignal\fR\fR] [\fB-fvx\fR] [\fB-n\fR | \fB-o\fR] [\fB-P\fR \fIppidlist\fR]
  22      [\fB-g\fR \fIpgrplist\fR] [\fB-s\fR \fIsidlist\fR] [\fB-u\fR \fIeuidlist\fR] [\fB-U\fR \fIuidlist\fR]
  23      [\fB-G\fR \fIgidlist\fR] [\fB-J\fR \fIprojidlist\fR] [\fB-t\fR \fItermlist\fR]
  24      [\fB-T\fR \fItaskidlist\fR] [\fB-c\fR \fIctidlist\fR] [\fB-z\fR \fIzoneidlist\fR]
  25      [\fIpattern\fR]
  26 .fi


 239 Matches only processes whose real user \fBID\fR is in the given list. Each user
 240 \fBID\fR may be specified as either a login name or a numerical user \fBID\fR.
 241 .RE
 242 
 243 .sp
 244 .ne 2
 245 .na
 246 \fB\fB-v\fR\fR
 247 .ad
 248 .RS 17n
 249 Reverses the sense of the matching. Matches all processes \fBexcept\fR those
 250 which meet the specified matching criteria.
 251 .RE
 252 
 253 .sp
 254 .ne 2
 255 .na
 256 \fB\fB-x\fR\fR
 257 .ad
 258 .RS 17n
 259 Considers only processes whose argument string or executable file name
 260 \fBexactly\fR matches the specified \fIpattern\fR to be matching processes. The
 261 pattern match is considered to be exact when all characters in the process
 262 argument string or executable file name match the pattern.


















 263 .RE
 264 
 265 .sp
 266 .ne 2
 267 .na
 268 \fB\fB-z\fR \fIzoneidlist\fR\fR
 269 .ad
 270 .RS 17n
 271 Matches only processes whose zone \fBID\fR is in the given list. Each zone
 272 \fBID\fR may be specified as either a zone name or a numerical zone \fBID\fR.
 273 This option is only useful when executed in the global zone. If the \fBpkill\fR
 274 utility is used to send signals to processes in  other zones, the process must
 275 have asserted the \fB{PRIV_PROC_ZONE}\fR privilege (see \fBprivileges\fR(5)).
 276 .RE
 277 
 278 .sp
 279 .ne 2
 280 .na
 281 \fB\fB-\fR\fIsignal\fR\fR
 282 .ad


   1 '\" te
   2 .\"  Copyright (c) 2004, Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All Rights Reserved
   3 .\" The contents of this file are subject to the terms of the Common Development and Distribution License (the "License").  You may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
   4 .\" You can obtain a copy of the license at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE or http://www.opensolaris.org/os/licensing.  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
   5 .\" When distributing Covered Code, include this CDDL HEADER in each file and include the License file at usr/src/OPENSOLARIS.LICENSE.  If applicable, add the following below this CDDL HEADER, with the fields enclosed by brackets "[]" replaced with your own identifying information: Portions Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]
   6 .TH PGREP 1 "Jan 17, 2014"
   7 .SH NAME
   8 pgrep, pkill \- find or signal processes by name and other attributes
   9 .SH SYNOPSIS
  10 .LP
  11 .nf
  12 \fBpgrep\fR [\fB-flvx\fR] [\fB-n\fR | \fB-o\fR] [\fB-d\fR \fIdelim\fR] [\fB-P\fR \fIppidlist\fR]
  13      [\fB-g\fR \fIpgrplist\fR] [\fB-s\fR \fIsidlist\fR] [\fB-u\fR \fIeuidlist\fR] [\fB-U\fR \fIuidlist\fR]
  14      [\fB-G\fR \fIgidlist\fR] [\fB-J\fR \fIprojidlist\fR] [\fB-t\fR \fItermlist\fR]
  15      [\fB-T\fR \fItaskidlist\fR] [\fB-c\fR \fIctidlist\fR] [\fB-z\fR \fIzoneidlist\fR]
  16      [\fIpattern\fR]
  17 .fi
  18 
  19 .LP
  20 .nf
  21 \fBpkill\fR [\fB-\fIsignal\fR\fR] [\fB-fvx\fR] [\fB-n\fR | \fB-o\fR] [\fB-P\fR \fIppidlist\fR]
  22      [\fB-g\fR \fIpgrplist\fR] [\fB-s\fR \fIsidlist\fR] [\fB-u\fR \fIeuidlist\fR] [\fB-U\fR \fIuidlist\fR]
  23      [\fB-G\fR \fIgidlist\fR] [\fB-J\fR \fIprojidlist\fR] [\fB-t\fR \fItermlist\fR]
  24      [\fB-T\fR \fItaskidlist\fR] [\fB-c\fR \fIctidlist\fR] [\fB-z\fR \fIzoneidlist\fR]
  25      [\fIpattern\fR]
  26 .fi


 239 Matches only processes whose real user \fBID\fR is in the given list. Each user
 240 \fBID\fR may be specified as either a login name or a numerical user \fBID\fR.
 241 .RE
 242 
 243 .sp
 244 .ne 2
 245 .na
 246 \fB\fB-v\fR\fR
 247 .ad
 248 .RS 17n
 249 Reverses the sense of the matching. Matches all processes \fBexcept\fR those
 250 which meet the specified matching criteria.
 251 .RE
 252 
 253 .sp
 254 .ne 2
 255 .na
 256 \fB\fB-x\fR\fR
 257 .ad
 258 .RS 17n
 259 Matches only processes whose executable file name (ignoring any path)
 260 \fBexactly\fR matches the specified \fIpattern\fR. However, when used with -f,
 261 the \fIpattern\fR should be matched against the full process argument
 262 string. For example if there exists a process `/bin/ls /home' then:
 263 .sp
 264 .in +2
 265 .nf
 266 $ pgrep -x ls
 267 1780
 268 $ pgrep -x -f '/bin/ls /home'
 269 1780
 270 $ pgrep -x -f '/bin/ls.*'
 271 1780
 272 $ pgrep -x /bin/ls
 273 $ pgrep -x -f 'ls /home'
 274 $ pgrep -x -f /bin/ls
 275 $
 276 
 277 .fi
 278 .in -2
 279 .sp
 280 
 281 .RE
 282 
 283 .sp
 284 .ne 2
 285 .na
 286 \fB\fB-z\fR \fIzoneidlist\fR\fR
 287 .ad
 288 .RS 17n
 289 Matches only processes whose zone \fBID\fR is in the given list. Each zone
 290 \fBID\fR may be specified as either a zone name or a numerical zone \fBID\fR.
 291 This option is only useful when executed in the global zone. If the \fBpkill\fR
 292 utility is used to send signals to processes in  other zones, the process must
 293 have asserted the \fB{PRIV_PROC_ZONE}\fR privilege (see \fBprivileges\fR(5)).
 294 .RE
 295 
 296 .sp
 297 .ne 2
 298 .na
 299 \fB\fB-\fR\fIsignal\fR\fR
 300 .ad