pidof (deprecated)

Install command: 
brew install pidof

Display the PID number for a given process name

https://web.archive.org/web/20240808152721/http://www.nightproductions.net/cli.htm

License: LicenseRef-Homebrew-cannot-represent

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/pidof.json

Formula code: pidof.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon		 sequoia ✅
sonoma ✅
ventura ✅
monterey ✅
big sur ✅
macOS on
Intel		 sonoma ✅
ventura ✅
monterey ✅
big sur ✅
catalina ✅
mojave ✅
high sierra ✅
sierra ✅
el capitan ✅

Current versions:

stable ✅ 0.1.4

Requires: macOS

Analytics:

Installs (30 days)
pidof 254
pidof --HEAD 1
Installs on Request (30 days)
pidof 253
pidof --HEAD 1
Build Errors (30 days)
pidof 0
Installs (90 days)
pidof 645
pidof --HEAD 1
Installs on Request (90 days)
pidof 644
pidof --HEAD 1
Installs (365 days)
pidof 2,286
pidof --HEAD 5
Installs on Request (365 days)
pidof 2,285
pidof --HEAD 5
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