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