Name

ps - list currently running processes

Synopsis

$ ps [--version] [-e] [-f] [-q pid-list]

Description

Print a list of currently running processes in the current TTY. For each process, print its PID (process ID), to which TTY it belongs, and invoking commandline (CMD).

Options

• -e: Consider all processes, not just those in the current TTY.
• -f: Also print for each process: UID (as resolved username), PPID (parent PID), and STATE (Runnable, Sleeping, Selecting, Reading, etc.)
• -q pid-list: Only consider the given PIDs, if they exist.

Examples

$ ps -ef