ISPROCESS

ISPROCESS checks if the given process name is running on the system

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The function returns True/False (0/1) along with the number of instances of the process and the process ID (PID) numbers.
Syntax/Usage:
[result] = isprocess('fire*')
[result pid_total] = isprocess('firefox')
[result pid_total pid_nums] = isprocess('firefox')

Cite As

Varun Gandhi (2026). ISPROCESS (https://se.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/42805-isprocess), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

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General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0.1

Updated license

1.0.0.0