[mythtv-users] killing backend

[Pamela J. Ashworth (webmail)]

-----Original Message-----
>From: Bob <mythtv at cox.net>

>>> kill -TERM `ps ax |grep mythbackend |grep -v grep |cut -b 1-6`
>>>
>>> (Note: Those are backticks, not quotation marks)
>>>
>>> This will kill any process with the word 'mythbackend' in it.
>>>     
>>
>> Thank you very much.
>>
>> Norman
>>

>>   
>Or more simply:
>
>killall mythbackend
>

that's what i use. (though usually on the frontend)
what's a backtick?

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