From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Mon Nov 27 21:35:22 2006
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC0C516A517
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:35:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from njm@njm.f2s.com)
Received: from outmail.freedom2surf.net (outmail1.freedom2surf.net
	[194.106.33.237])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D2C6343EDE
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:31:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from njm@njm.f2s.com)
Received: from ariel.njm.f2s.com (i-195-137-21-170.freedom2surf.net
	[195.137.21.170])
	by outmail.freedom2surf.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 568725D1C2
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:31:33 +0000 (GMT)
Received: from ariel.njm.f2s.com (localhost.njm.f2s.com [127.0.0.1])
	by ariel.njm.f2s.com (8.13.8/8.13.6) with ESMTP id kARLVWXW001366
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:31:32 GMT
	(envelope-from njm@ariel.njm.f2s.com)
Received: (from njm@localhost)
	by ariel.njm.f2s.com (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id kARLVWcF001365
	for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:31:32 GMT
	(envelope-from njm)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:31:32 +0000
From: "N.J. Mann" <njm@njm.f2s.com>
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Message-ID: <20061127213132.GB674@ariel.njm.f2s.com>
Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
References: <2365.65.117.48.155.1164660366.squirrel@admintool.trueband.net>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <2365.65.117.48.155.1164660366.squirrel@admintool.trueband.net>
X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE
User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11)
Subject: Re: Checking processes without PIDs
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:35:23 -0000

On Mon 27 Nov 20:46, jhall@vandaliamo.net wrote:
> I have written a script to determine if processes are running.  I am
> using, as an example,
> 
> ps -ax | grep -c postgrey

Are you aware of pgrep(1) ?


Cheers,
       Nick.
--