hdn@buddha:~$ kill firefox-bin
bash: kill: firefox-bin: arguments must be process or job IDs
hdn@buddha:~$ ps faux
USER       PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
root         1  0.0  0.0   2908   416 ?        Ss   16:25   0:01 /sbin/init
root         2  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    16:25   0:00 [migration/0]
root         3  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        SN   16:25   0:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
root         4  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    16:25   0:00 [watchdog/0]
root         5  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:25   0:00 [events/0]
root         6  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:25   0:00 [khelper]
root         7  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:25   0:00 [kthread]
root        30  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:25   0:00  \_ [kblockd/0]
root        31  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:25   0:00  \_ [kacpid]
root        32  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:25   0:00  \_ [kacpi_not]
root       145  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:25   0:00  \_ [kseriod]
root       166  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    16:25   0:00  \_ [pdflush]
root       167  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    16:25   0:00  \_ [pdflush]
root       168  0.7  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:25   0:31  \_ [kswapd0]
root       169  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:25   0:00  \_ [aio/0]
root      1997  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:25   0:00  \_ [ksuspend_]
root      1998  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:25   0:00  \_ [khubd]
root      2068  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:25   0:00  \_ [khpsbpkt]
root      2142  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:25   0:00  \_ [ata/0]
root      2143  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:25   0:00  \_ [ata_aux]
root      2162  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:25   0:00  \_ [scsi_eh_0]
root      2163  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:25   0:02  \_ [scsi_eh_1]
root      2197  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:25   0:00  \_ [knodemgrd]
root      2352  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:25   0:00  \_ [kjournald]
root      3474  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:26   0:00  \_ [kmmcd]
root      3496  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:26   0:00  \_ [pccardd]
root      3602  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:26   0:00  \_ [kpsmoused]
root      3716  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:26   0:00  \_ [irda_sir_]
root      5163  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:26   0:00  \_ [kondemand]
root      2551  0.0  0.0   2900   428 ?        S<s  16:26   0:00 /sbin/udevd --d
root      4322  0.0  0.0   1648   320 tty4     Ss+  16:26   0:00 /sbin/getty 384
root      4323  0.0  0.0   1648   324 tty5     Ss+  16:26   0:00 /sbin/getty 384
root      4327  0.0  0.0   1648   320 tty2     Ss+  16:26   0:00 /sbin/getty 384
root      4328  0.0  0.0   1648   320 tty3     Ss+  16:26   0:00 /sbin/getty 384
root      4329  0.0  0.0   1648   320 tty1     Ss+  16:26   0:00 /sbin/getty 384
root      4330  0.0  0.0   1652   324 tty6     Ss+  16:26   0:00 /sbin/getty 384
root      4596  0.0  0.2   2788  1496 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00 /usr/sbin/acpid
root      4604  0.0  0.1   1828   512 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00 metalog [MASTER
root      4605  0.0  0.0   1804   140 ?        S    16:26   0:00  \_ metalog [KE
103       4743  0.0  0.1   2848   908 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-d
107       4759  0.0  0.5  10608  3024 ?        Ss   16:26   0:02 /usr/sbin/hald
root      4760  0.0  0.1   2876   800 ?        S    16:26   0:00  \_ hald-runner
107       4766  0.0  0.1   2100   664 ?        S    16:26   0:00      \_ hald-ad
root      4767  0.0  0.1   2928   748 ?        S    16:26   0:00      \_ /usr/li
107       4774  0.0  0.1   2100   544 ?        S    16:26   0:00      \_ hald-ad
107       4808  0.0  0.1   2100   536 ?        S    16:26   0:02      \_ hald-ad
107       5124  0.0  0.1   2100   548 ?        S    16:26   0:00      \_ hald-ad
107      13201  0.0  0.1   2100   900 ?        S    17:33   0:00      \_ hald-ad
107      13210  0.0  0.1   2104   900 ?        S    17:33   0:00      \_ hald-ad
root      4821  0.0  0.1   1940   796 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00 /usr/sbin/dhcdb
dhcp     13277  0.0  0.2   2456  1240 ?        S    17:33   0:00  \_ /sbin/dhcli
root      4836  0.0  0.3  21544  1864 ?        Ssl  16:26   0:02 /usr/sbin/Netwo
avahi     4854  0.0  0.1   2672  1012 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00 avahi-daemon: r
avahi     4855  0.0  0.0   2672   220 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00  \_ avahi-daemo
root      4870  0.0  0.2   3056  1060 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00 /usr/sbin/Netwo
root      4887  0.0  0.1   2872   636 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00 /usr/bin/system
root      4888  0.0  0.1   2720   672 ?        S    16:26   0:00  \_ dbus-daemon
root      4941  0.0  0.2  12216  1016 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00 /usr/sbin/gdm
root      4942  0.0  0.1  12576   900 ?        S    16:26   0:00  \_ /usr/sbin/g
root      4947 12.0  9.8  82752 49952 tty7     Ss+  16:26   9:05      \_ /usr/X1
hdn       5457  0.0  1.6  69548  8556 ?        Ssl  16:26   0:00      \_ x-sessi
hdn       5497  0.0  0.0   4252   228 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00          \_ /us
hdn       5527  0.0  0.0   1712   264 ?        S    16:26   0:00          \_ /bi
hdn       5536  0.0  1.0  56824  5532 ?        S    16:26   0:02          |   \_
hdn       5539  0.5  0.5  17804  2964 ?        S    16:26   0:24          |   \_
hdn       5530  0.0  1.8  70712  9464 ?        S    16:26   0:03          \_ gno
hdn       5533  0.0  1.2 106480  6528 ?        S    16:26   0:00          \_ nau
hdn       5547  0.0  0.7  61976  3804 ?        S    16:26   0:00          \_ upd
hdn       5549  0.0  0.6  67956  3192 ?        Sl   16:26   0:00          \_ /us
hdn       5551  0.0  0.8  59092  4408 ?        S    16:26   0:00          \_ nm-
hdn       5559  0.0  0.6  39968  3292 ?        S    16:26   0:00          \_ gno
root      5043  0.0  0.0   6416   428 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00 /usr/sbin/hpiod
hplip     5051  0.0  0.1  10052   872 ?        S    16:26   0:00 python /usr/sbi
root      5125  0.0  0.0   1496   136 ?        S    16:26   0:03 /usr/sbin/think
root      5150  0.0  0.0   1828   324 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00 /usr/sbin/inetd
root      5189  0.0  0.0   5088   344 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00 /usr/sbin/sshd
root      5237  0.0  0.1   2696   688 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00 /usr/sbin/hcid
root      5258  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S<   16:26   0:00 [krfcommd]
daemon    5294  0.0  0.0   1912   300 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00 /usr/sbin/atd
root      5308  0.0  0.0   2288   504 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00 /usr/sbin/cron
hdn       5500  0.0  0.0   2664   400 ?        S    16:26   0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-l
hdn       5501  0.0  0.1   2852   872 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00 /usr/bin/dbus-d
hdn       5503  0.0  0.5   6864  2564 ?        S    16:26   0:00 /usr/lib/libgco
hdn       5506  0.0  0.1   2756   676 ?        S    16:26   0:00 /usr/bin/gnome-
hdn       5508  0.0  0.6  69180  3312 ?        Sl   16:26   0:00 /usr/lib/contro
hdn       5515  0.0  0.0   1716   264 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00 /bin/sh -c /usr
hdn       5516  0.0  0.1   3316   720 ?        S    16:26   0:00  \_ /usr/bin/es
hdn       5521  0.0  0.3  39560  1736 ?        Ssl  16:26   0:00 /usr/lib/bonobo
hdn       5526  0.0  0.4  15656  2160 ?        S    16:26   0:00 /usr/lib/vino/v
hdn       5543  0.0  0.5  18864  2676 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00 gnome-volume-ma
hdn       5546  0.0  0.3   8464  1764 ?        S    16:26   0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-
hdn       5558  0.0  0.7  91864  3568 ?        S    16:26   0:00 /usr/lib/gnome-
hdn       5562  0.0  0.7  60164  3664 ?        Ss   16:26   0:00 gnome-power-man
hdn       5600  0.0  0.0   2456   500 ?        S    16:26   0:00 /usr/lib/nautil
hdn       5611  0.0  0.3  65948  1808 ?        Sl   16:26   0:00 /usr/lib/evolut
hdn       5640  0.0  0.5  36468  2936 ?        Sl   16:26   0:00 /usr/lib/evolut
hdn       5693  0.0  0.9  57580  5020 ?        S    16:27   0:00 /usr/lib/notifi
hdn       5696  0.0  1.0  16448  5160 ?        Ss   16:27   0:03 gnome-screensav
hdn       5766 21.4 19.3 310980 98220 ?        Sl   16:27  15:51 /usr/lib/firefo
cupsys    7730  0.0  0.1   4688   988 ?        SNs  16:37   0:00 /usr/sbin/cupsd
dhcp     13339  0.0  0.1   2452   632 ?        S<s  17:33   0:00 dhclient3 -pf /
hdn      13429  1.5  8.5 138096 43572 ?        Sl   17:33   0:07 amarokapp
hdn      13461  0.0  0.4   3860  2420 ?        S    17:33   0:00  \_ ruby /usr/s
hdn      13434  0.0  1.1  25604  5804 ?        Ss   17:33   0:00 kdeinit Running
hdn      13440  0.0  1.3  26288  6636 ?        S    17:33   0:00  \_ klauncher [
hdn      13462  0.0  1.4  26516  7128 ?        S    17:33   0:00  \_ kio_file [k
hdn      13437  0.0  0.9  25444  4804 ?        S    17:33   0:00 dcopserver [kde
hdn      13442  0.0  2.0  28268 10260 ?        S    17:33   0:00 kded [kdeinit]
hdn      13496  0.0  0.8  14244  4260 ?        S    17:34   0:00 /usr/lib/firefo
hdn      13576  1.2  4.7  89480 23820 ?        Sl   17:36   0:03 gaim
hdn      13736  1.8  3.1  84464 16128 ?        Sl   17:41   0:00 gnome-terminal
hdn      13738  0.0  0.1   2464   732 ?        S    17:41   0:00  \_ gnome-pty-h
hdn      13739  0.7  0.6   5868  3392 pts/0    Ss   17:41   0:00  \_ bash
hdn      13762  0.0  0.1   2560  1000 pts/0    R+   17:41   0:00      \_ ps faux
hdn@buddha:~$