How to get a specific PID #

[Keith]

On 12/29/2015 02:43 PM, rikona wrote:
> Running 12.04 updated. I often have several instances of Kate open in
> various desktops, and occasionally one of them becomes unresponsive,
> but could be closed without losing something important. [Can move
> window, no menus come up, no keys seem to do anything, can't close]
> How can I find out which PID # is associated with a particular
> instance of Kate [or any other pgm] on a particular desktop, so I can
> close just THAT instance? I can see them all in htop, but which is
> which?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>  rikona
> 
> 


You can use the command: xkill
to kill any window on the desktop. It is in the X11-UTILS package.
Using ALT-F2 key combination you run it then an 'X' mouse pointer will
appear on the desktop. You press the Left mouse button in the window you
want to kill.