busybox.git/procps/pgrep.c, branch master Unnamed repository; edit this file 'description' to name the repository. pgrep/pkill: fix -x to also match comm field 2025-11-08T06:42:34+00:00 Denys Vlasenko vda.linux@googlemail.com 2025-10-23T10:39:47+00:00 4ee218a2d262943e362e3e25414852cf8e982dcb When running `pgrep -x example` against a process `/bin/example --arg`, BusyBox fails to match, while GNU pgrep succeeds. The reason is that the comparison is done only against the full argv[0] rather than comm. This patch changes pgrep -x to also try /proc/[pid]/comm for exact matching. function old new delta pgrep_main 681 670 -11 Signed-off-by: Paulius Zaleckas <paulius.zaleckas@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com> 
When running `pgrep -x example` against a process `/bin/example --arg`,
BusyBox fails to match, while GNU pgrep succeeds. The reason is that the
comparison is done only against the full argv[0] rather than comm. This
patch changes pgrep -x to also try /proc/[pid]/comm for exact matching.

function                                             old     new   delta
pgrep_main                                           681     670     -11

Signed-off-by: Paulius Zaleckas <paulius.zaleckas@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
Update applet size estimates 2023-07-10T15:25:21+00:00 Denys Vlasenko vda.linux@googlemail.com 2023-07-10T15:25:21+00:00 5353df91cba7b397b9407701681708d0a1518df6 Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com> 
Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
pkill: add -e to display the name and PID of the process being killed 2022-10-14T12:33:34+00:00 Louis Sautier sautier.louis@gmail.com 2021-11-04T12:55:16+00:00 707a7ef4c72d1d00ff61221511a70eada19185ca This mimics the behaviour of pkill -e / --echo from procps. function old new delta .rodata 105179 105200 +21 packed_usage 34523 34516 -7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 1/1 up/down: 21/-7) Total: 14 bytes Signed-off-by: Louis Sautier <sautier.louis@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com> 
This mimics the behaviour of pkill -e / --echo from procps.

function                                             old     new   delta
.rodata                                           105179  105200     +21
packed_usage                                       34523   34516      -7
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(add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 1/1 up/down: 21/-7)              Total: 14 bytes

Signed-off-by: Louis Sautier <sautier.louis@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
*: more --help tweaking 2021-06-13T01:51:55+00:00 Denys Vlasenko vda.linux@googlemail.com 2021-06-13T01:51:55+00:00 6f7b10cdabfe2b99d7839087f007ccf7a9083847 Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com> 
Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
config: update size information 2018-12-28T02:20:17+00:00 Denys Vlasenko vda.linux@googlemail.com 2018-12-28T02:20:17+00:00 b097a84d62dcfcf201a695b54bcfafae70cac8a6 Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com> 
Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
free,stat: make NOEXEC 2017-08-07T16:18:09+00:00 Denys Vlasenko vda.linux@googlemail.com 2017-08-07T16:18:09+00:00 248a67fb75a0d2c98f4f9935b7bb9e11382b2c78 pkill/pgrep/pidof uncovered another quirk: what about noexec's _process names_? Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com> 
pkill/pgrep/pidof uncovered another quirk: what about noexec's _process names_?

Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
pgrep: fix "pgrep -v -P1"; also allow matching of comm - closes 10086 2017-07-21T15:43:14+00:00 Denys Vlasenko vda.linux@googlemail.com 2017-07-21T15:43:14+00:00 578008a9897b2d64532ed5843807c05fba1f862f function old new delta pgrep_main 662 720 +58 Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com> 
function                                             old     new   delta
pgrep_main                                           662     720     +58

Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
config: deindent all help texts 2017-07-21T07:50:55+00:00 Denys Vlasenko vda.linux@googlemail.com 2017-07-21T07:50:55+00:00 72089cf6b4a77214ec4fd21d5ee5bf56958781cb Those two spaces after tab have no effect, and always a nuisance when editing. Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com> 
Those two spaces after tab have no effect, and always a nuisance when editing.

Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
Update menuconfig items with approximate applet sizes 2017-07-18T20:01:24+00:00 Denys Vlasenko vda.linux@googlemail.com 2017-07-18T20:01:24+00:00 4eed2c6c5092ed95b8ee6d994106c54a9fc6ed3e Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com> 
Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
pgrep: implement -a 2017-06-26T19:10:47+00:00 Denys Vlasenko vda.linux@googlemail.com 2017-06-26T19:10:47+00:00 9f4b4226a4df67b4305f5dcb0df32cba26d8463a function old new delta pgrep_main 640 726 +86 Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com> 
function                                             old     new   delta
pgrep_main                                           640     726     +86

Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>