Linux Processes
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Viewing Processes
ps # view process that are running in the current shell ps -f # Displays PID
Display an entire list of processes across all terminals and including daemons
ps -ef
Some options to the ps command are not prefixed by a dash character; these are referred to as Berkeley-style options. The two most common of these are the a option, which lists all processes across terminals, and the x option, which lists processes that do not run on a terminal
ps ax ps -l
View Zombie Process
ps -el | grep Z
Top Command
press h key while in the top command to see a list of options
top
Killing Processes
Kill signal have many options
kill -1