ps
Information about running processes. More information: https://manned.org/ps.
- List all running processes:
ps aux
- List all running processes including the full command string:
ps auxww
- Search for a process that matches a string:
ps aux | grep {{string}}
- List all processes of the current user in extra full format:
ps --user $(id -u) -F
- List all processes of the current user as a tree:
ps --user $(id -u) f
- Get the parent PID of a process:
ps -o ppid= -p {{pid}}
- Sort processes by memory consumption:
ps --sort size
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