On Son, 19 Jan 2003 at 15:40 (+0000), Hugh Saunders wrote: > ps x gives a list of xine's which i would like to kill > > 1609 ? S 0:01 xine /dev/hdc > 1610 ? S 0:00 xine /dev/hdc > 1618 ? S 0:00 xine /dev/hdc > 1619 ? S 0:00 xine /dev/hdc > 1620 ? S 0:00 xine /dev/hdc > > tried > kill 16[1234567890]*
The shell tries to expand this expression - it works only for filenames. You must use commands that understand regex instead (grep, sed, awk ...) > which returned > bash: kill: 16[1234567890]*: no such pid > > 1) is the regexp correct to match the pids of the processes? > 2) how do i get kill or bash to realise its an expression? kill `pidof xine` Jan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
