From: Guy Hammer

Here is a script to save a bunch of keystrokes. Make a file /usr/local/bin/psgrep . Paste the following into it:

—start—
#!/bin/bash
#
# psgrep – search for a process by pattern.

ps -ef | grep -v grep | grep $1
—end—

Make the script world executable. Now you just have to type ‘psgrep matrix’.