ps - View Processes in Linux

From the Linux Essential Commands cheat sheet · Process Management · verified Jul 2026

ps - View Processes

Display currently running processes

bash
# View all processes
ps aux

# View user processes
ps -u username

# View process tree
ps auxf

# Find specific process
ps aux | grep process_name
✅ ps aux shows all running processes with details
💡 Use grep to filter for specific processes
🔍 PID (Process ID) is in the second column
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