Processes and PIDs - ps

• Use the ps command to see what processes are running.

  host% ps
  
  PID TT STAT TIME COMMAND
  
  3835 p2 S 0:00 -csh (csh)
  3838 p2 R 0:00 ps
  
  • PID is the process identifier
  • TT is the control terminal
  • STAT is the status of the process

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