Re: Adding `pgrep' and `pkill' to /usr/bin

From: Maxime Henrion (mux_at_freebsd.org)
Date: 03/24/04

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    Garance A Drosihn wrote:
    > I noticed the upcoming version of OpenBSD will add the commands
    > `pkill' and `pgrep', which they picked up from NetBSD. These
    > commands also exist in Solaris and Linux. Anyone mind if I add
    > them to FreeBSD? I'd just pick up the versions from NetBSD, and
    > make whatever changes are needed for them to work on FreeBSD.

    By all means go for it, please! :-)

    > (I actually had an idea of adding another option or two to `ps'
    > which would have given it abilities similar to `pgrep', but once
    > I noticed these I figured it would make more sense to add them)

    Yeah, especially if you consider the huge number of command line options
    `ps' already has. By the way, your work on `ps' to make it more in line
    with SUSv3 is greatly appreciated.

    Cheers,
    Maxime
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