We need to scroll up to view the headers that will help us understand the information listed in various columns. The output displays a long list of processes. Note: The aux parameter does not require the – (hyphen) like the other parameters. Let’s execute the following command: ps aux To do this, we need to use the aux option with the ps command. We can also view all processes that are currently running. It shows only two processes, which are bash and the ps command. Notice that the output does not display several pieces of detail. When we executed the ps command, the output displayed the currently running processes. This command displays the currently running processes for a particular user who is logged into the system.

We have used the ps command, which means Process Status. We can simply execute the following command to view them: ps We may need to view the static processes running in the system.

Acting as a non-root sudo user to ensure a secure environment.

Display Absolute Paths for Processes (top -c).

Automatically Close top After n Refreshes (top -n ).

Understanding the top Command System Values and Column Headers.

The top Command (Real-Time Process Monitor).

Show Process Tree for Process Name (pstree -p | grep ).

Show Process Tree with PIDs (pstree -p).

Show Tree for a Single Proceess (pstree ).

Show Processes for a Specific User (pstree ).

Show Threads for Each Process (pstree -t).

The pstree Command (Processes as a Tree).

List Processes for Specific User (ps -U edxd).

List Processes in Linux Standard Format (ps -le).

Prtg linux process monitor