How do I find the PID of the last open file in terminal?

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How to know the PID of the last open file (process) using the command line?

I am assuming you don't mean the last time GNOME Terminal was opened. — muru, Apr 20 '15 at 14:25

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 20 '15 at 14:46

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The PID of the last process started from the terminal can be found in the ! variable:

gedit &
echo $!

edited Apr 20 '15 at 14:46

Maythux

answered Apr 20 '15 at 14:30

Knotgrund

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