CMD what does /im (taskkill)?

Question

I just read the following command:

taskkill /f /im something.exe

I read that /f forces the task to close, but what does /im do?

Answer 1

It tells taskkill that the next parameter something.exe is an image name, a.k.a executable name

C:\>taskkill /?  TASKKILL [/S system [/U username [/P [password]]]]          { [/FI filter] [/PID processid | /IM imagename] } [/T] [/F]  Description:     This tool is used to terminate tasks by process id (PID) or image name.  Parameter List:     /S    system           Specifies the remote system to connect to.      /U    [domain\]user    Specifies the user context under which the                            command should execute.      /P    [password]       Specifies the password for the given user                            context. Prompts for input if omitted.      /FI   filter           Applies a filter to select a set of tasks.                            Allows "*" to be used. ex. imagename eq acme*      /PID  processid        Specifies the PID of the process to be terminated.                            Use TaskList to get the PID.      /IM   imagename        Specifies the image name of the process                            to be terminated. Wildcard '*' can be used                            to specify all tasks or image names.      /T                     Terminates the specified process and any                            child processes which were started by it.      /F                     Specifies to forcefully terminate the process(es).      /?                     Displays this help message.