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Get process id based on some identifier used in the command that started it
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gistfile1.sh
# $1 is the identifier
local idStart=`echo $1 | cut -c 1`
local idEnd=`echo $1 | cut -c 2-`
local idComplete="[$idStart]$idEnd"
ps -f -u $USER | grep -i "identifier=$idComplete" | awk '{ print $2}'
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