ps

ps - report current processes on the system. ps is include in procps package.

http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/ps.1.html

Examples

• Threads: ps -efL or pstree -p PID or ps fxa

• -L Show threads, possibly with LWP and NLWP columns.

• ps auxwwwe

e show the enviroment after the command

• ps -u USERNAME

• ps -aux --sort -time

• ps -p $PID

• ps axf

• ps -ef

• ps -A

Related terms

• tasklist (Windows)
• Control Panel (Windows)
• Activity Monitor (macOS)
• ps fxa, pstree
• Zombie process
• docker ps
• ecs-cli ps
• /proc/cmdline, /proc/1/cmdline
• crictl ps

See also

• top, ntop, htop, atop, iotop, systemd-cgtop, virt-top, stress, slabtop, docker stats, docker top, docker container top, docker-compose top, nmon, tload, kubectl top pod PODNAME, sar, kubectl top, glances, vmstat, gpustat, asitop
• Process, zombie process, fork, thread: ps, tree, pstree, ps axf, proc, pwdx, which, watch, sar -q, tload, uptime, Interrupts, pgrep, tasklist (Windows), Zombie process, pstack, docker ps, docker-compose ps, jobs, acct, process mrelease, pidstat, IPC, pidof
• Cisco IOS: show process, show stacks