Check if process is running by using PID

Question

In Groovy, is there a way to check if the program is still running by using the PID?

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:06

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You can use kill command with 0 signal. Sample code in Groovy:

"kill -0 ${pid}".execute().waitFor()

0 as a returned value means the process is still running.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:06

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answered Feb 08 '14 at 20:53

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 08 '14 at 18:13

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yes there is a way to check if the program running ,To check for the existence of a process, use

kill -0 $PID

answered Feb 08 '14 at 18:13

Ferrakkem Bhuiyan

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