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pstree — A convenient tool to show running processes as a tree. More information: <https://manned.org/pstree>

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Problem

How to use the pstree command: A convenient tool to show running processes as a tree. More information: <https://manned.org/pstree>.

Solution

pstree — A convenient tool to show running processes as a tree. More information: <https://manned.org/pstree>.

Display a tree of all processes (rooted at init):

pstree

Display a tree of processes with PIDs:

pstree {{[-p|--show-pids]}}

Display all process trees rooted at processes owned by specified user:

pstree {{user}}

Display command line arguments:

pstree {{[-a|--arguments]}}

Display children of a specified process:

pstree {{pid}}

Display parents of a specified process:

pstree {{[-s|--show-parents]}} {{pid}}

Code Snippets

Display a tree of all processes (rooted at init)

pstree

Display a tree of processes with PIDs

pstree {{[-p|--show-pids]}}

Display all process trees rooted at processes owned by specified user

pstree {{user}}

Display command line arguments

pstree {{[-a|--arguments]}}

Display children of a specified process

pstree {{pid}}

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