Checking processes without PIDs

[Brian]

jhall at vandaliamo.net wrote:
> I have written a script to determine if processes are running.  I am
> using, as an example,
>
> ps -ax | grep -c postgrey
>
> Ocassionally, I am receiving a notification a process is not running (and
> it varies which process I receive notifications for).  And, when checking,
> the process actually is running.
>
> Is there a better way to determine if a process is running than using ps
> and grep?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> Jay
>
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Does ps auxwww work ?

Brian