param([string]$Name,[switch]$Force=$false)

If ( $Name )
{
    ## Get all matching processes
    $Processes = Get-Process | Where { $_.Name -ilike $Name }

    ## Get the total number of matching processes
    $NumMatches = $Processes.Count

    If ( $NumMatches -ge 1 )
    {
        ## Forcefully close matching processes
        If ( $Force )
        {
            Foreach ( $proc in $Processes ) { Stop-Process $proc -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }
            Write-Output "Forcefully closed ${NumMatches} matching instance(s) of ${Name}"
        }
        
        ## Gracefully close matching processes
        Else
        {
            Foreach ( $proc in $Processes ) { $proc.CloseMainWindow() | Out-Null }
            Write-Output "Gracefully closed ${NumMatches} matching instance(s) of ${Name}"

        }
    }
    
    Else { Write-Output "No running processes match the name ${Name}" }
}

Else { Write-Output "No process name was specified!" }