Chapter 14Working with Processes and Jobs
Linux servers have to keep track of lots of different applications running on the system. Your goal as the Linux administrator is to make sure everything runs smoothly and at the correct time! This chapter shows just how Linux keeps track of all the active programs and how you can manage that information.
Looking at Processes
At any given time, there are lots of active programs running on the Linux system. Linux calls each running program a process. A process can run in the foreground, displaying output on a console display or graphical desktop ...
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