Learning Linux Shell Scripting - Second Edition

Monitoring processes using ps

We have used the ps command in the introduction. Let's learn more about it:

• To list the processes associated with our current Bash shell Terminal, enter the following command:

    $ ps  

• To list processes, along with the parent process ID associated with the current Terminal, enter the following command:

    $ ps -f

• We can see the process ID in the PID column and the parent process ID, in the PPID column in the preceding output.

• To list processes with the parent process ID along with the process state, enter the ...