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What processes do `ps f` show?
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$ ps f | wc -l
225
$ ps -e | wc -l
410
$ ps | wc -l
4
ps -e shows all the processes and ps only those with current terminal as controlling terminal. What processes do ps f show? Thanks.
ps
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$ ps f | wc -l
225
$ ps -e | wc -l
410
$ ps | wc -l
4
ps -e shows all the processes and ps only those with current terminal as controlling terminal. What processes do ps f show? Thanks.
ps
asked Apr 6 at 13:35
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28.5k79269491
It depends on what system you are using. I would read the manual for your ps command.
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$ ps f | wc -l
225
$ ps -e | wc -l
410
$ ps | wc -l
4
ps -e shows all the processes and ps only those with current terminal as controlling terminal. What processes do ps f show? Thanks.
ps
asked Apr 6 at 13:35
TimTim
28.5k79269491
by ps from procps-ng
$ ps f | wc -l
225
$ ps -e | wc -l
410
$ ps | wc -l
4
ps -e shows all the processes and ps only those with current terminal as controlling terminal. What processes do ps f show? Thanks.
ps
ps
asked Apr 6 at 13:35
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28.5k79269491
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TimTim
28.5k79269491
edited Apr 6 at 21:27
Tim
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TimTim
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TimTim
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It depends on what system you are using. I would read the manual for your ps command.
– DisplayName
Apr 6 at 13:52
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It depends on what system you are using. I would read the manual for your ps command.
– DisplayName
Apr 6 at 13:52
It depends on what system you are using. I would read the manual for your ps command.
– DisplayName
Apr 6 at 13:52
It depends on what system you are using. I would read the manual for your ps command.
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You original wrote ps f but now the question reads ps --forest. The two are not the same...
$ ps f
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
27614 pts/1 Ss 0:00 -ksh
27656 pts/1 R+ 0:00 _ ps f
3356 pts/0 Ss 0:00 -ksh
3370 pts/0 S+ 0:06 _ ssh mercury7
$ ps --forest
PID TTY TIME CMD
27614 pts/1 00:00:00 ksh
27658 pts/1 00:00:00 _ ps
They contain the same scope as ps g and ps
eg
$ ps g
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
3356 pts/0 Ss 0:00 -ksh
3370 pts/0 S+ 0:06 ssh mercury7
27614 pts/1 Ss 0:00 -ksh
28932 pts/1 R+ 0:00 ps g
$ ps
PID TTY TIME CMD
27614 pts/1 00:00:00 ksh
28755 pts/1 00:00:00 ps
answered Apr 6 at 15:40
Stephen HarrisStephen Harris
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The command ps f, on an Ubuntu system, would show the exact same processes as ps would show, but using an ASCII art process tree.
The option is an option that modifies the output format of ps. It is listed in the ps manual on Ubuntu under the section "OUTPUT MODIFIERS". It therefore does not modify what processes would be displayed.
Using it together with another option (e.g. ps f -e) would modify only the output format of the command, not the selection of processes.
answered Apr 6 at 14:03
Kusalananda♦Kusalananda
140k17261436
Not quite;ps fshows more than justps
– Stephen Harris
Apr 6 at 15:42
@StephenHarris I can't see that they show a different set of processes. I did say that they produce different output formats. Would you care to elaborate?
– Kusalananda♦
Apr 6 at 21:57
In my tests,ps fshowed 4 process, including other terminal sessions, butps --formatjust showed processes from the current terminal session.
– Stephen Harris
Apr 6 at 22:57
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You original wrote ps f but now the question reads ps --forest. The two are not the same...
$ ps f
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
27614 pts/1 Ss 0:00 -ksh
27656 pts/1 R+ 0:00 _ ps f
3356 pts/0 Ss 0:00 -ksh
3370 pts/0 S+ 0:06 _ ssh mercury7
$ ps --forest
PID TTY TIME CMD
27614 pts/1 00:00:00 ksh
27658 pts/1 00:00:00 _ ps
They contain the same scope as ps g and ps
eg
$ ps g
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
3356 pts/0 Ss 0:00 -ksh
3370 pts/0 S+ 0:06 ssh mercury7
27614 pts/1 Ss 0:00 -ksh
28932 pts/1 R+ 0:00 ps g
$ ps
PID TTY TIME CMD
27614 pts/1 00:00:00 ksh
28755 pts/1 00:00:00 ps
answered Apr 6 at 15:40
Stephen HarrisStephen Harris
27.4k35383
add a comment |
You original wrote ps f but now the question reads ps --forest. The two are not the same...
$ ps f
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
27614 pts/1 Ss 0:00 -ksh
27656 pts/1 R+ 0:00 _ ps f
3356 pts/0 Ss 0:00 -ksh
3370 pts/0 S+ 0:06 _ ssh mercury7
$ ps --forest
PID TTY TIME CMD
27614 pts/1 00:00:00 ksh
27658 pts/1 00:00:00 _ ps
They contain the same scope as ps g and ps
eg
$ ps g
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
3356 pts/0 Ss 0:00 -ksh
3370 pts/0 S+ 0:06 ssh mercury7
27614 pts/1 Ss 0:00 -ksh
28932 pts/1 R+ 0:00 ps g
$ ps
PID TTY TIME CMD
27614 pts/1 00:00:00 ksh
28755 pts/1 00:00:00 ps
answered Apr 6 at 15:40
Stephen HarrisStephen Harris
27.4k35383
add a comment |
You original wrote ps f but now the question reads ps --forest. The two are not the same...
$ ps f
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
27614 pts/1 Ss 0:00 -ksh
27656 pts/1 R+ 0:00 _ ps f
3356 pts/0 Ss 0:00 -ksh
3370 pts/0 S+ 0:06 _ ssh mercury7
$ ps --forest
PID TTY TIME CMD
27614 pts/1 00:00:00 ksh
27658 pts/1 00:00:00 _ ps
They contain the same scope as ps g and ps
eg
$ ps g
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
3356 pts/0 Ss 0:00 -ksh
3370 pts/0 S+ 0:06 ssh mercury7
27614 pts/1 Ss 0:00 -ksh
28932 pts/1 R+ 0:00 ps g
$ ps
PID TTY TIME CMD
27614 pts/1 00:00:00 ksh
28755 pts/1 00:00:00 ps
answered Apr 6 at 15:40
Stephen HarrisStephen Harris
27.4k35383
You original wrote ps f but now the question reads ps --forest. The two are not the same...
$ ps f
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
27614 pts/1 Ss 0:00 -ksh
27656 pts/1 R+ 0:00 _ ps f
3356 pts/0 Ss 0:00 -ksh
3370 pts/0 S+ 0:06 _ ssh mercury7
$ ps --forest
PID TTY TIME CMD
27614 pts/1 00:00:00 ksh
27658 pts/1 00:00:00 _ ps
They contain the same scope as ps g and ps
eg
$ ps g
PID TTY STAT TIME COMMAND
3356 pts/0 Ss 0:00 -ksh
3370 pts/0 S+ 0:06 ssh mercury7
27614 pts/1 Ss 0:00 -ksh
28932 pts/1 R+ 0:00 ps g
$ ps
PID TTY TIME CMD
27614 pts/1 00:00:00 ksh
28755 pts/1 00:00:00 ps
answered Apr 6 at 15:40
Stephen HarrisStephen Harris
27.4k35383
answered Apr 6 at 15:40
Stephen HarrisStephen Harris
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answered Apr 6 at 15:40
Stephen HarrisStephen Harris
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The command ps f, on an Ubuntu system, would show the exact same processes as ps would show, but using an ASCII art process tree.
The option is an option that modifies the output format of ps. It is listed in the ps manual on Ubuntu under the section "OUTPUT MODIFIERS". It therefore does not modify what processes would be displayed.
Using it together with another option (e.g. ps f -e) would modify only the output format of the command, not the selection of processes.
answered Apr 6 at 14:03
Kusalananda♦Kusalananda
140k17261436
Not quite;ps fshows more than justps
– Stephen Harris
Apr 6 at 15:42
@StephenHarris I can't see that they show a different set of processes. I did say that they produce different output formats. Would you care to elaborate?
– Kusalananda♦
Apr 6 at 21:57
In my tests,ps fshowed 4 process, including other terminal sessions, butps --formatjust showed processes from the current terminal session.
– Stephen Harris
Apr 6 at 22:57
add a comment |
The command ps f, on an Ubuntu system, would show the exact same processes as ps would show, but using an ASCII art process tree.
The option is an option that modifies the output format of ps. It is listed in the ps manual on Ubuntu under the section "OUTPUT MODIFIERS". It therefore does not modify what processes would be displayed.
Using it together with another option (e.g. ps f -e) would modify only the output format of the command, not the selection of processes.
answered Apr 6 at 14:03
Kusalananda♦Kusalananda
140k17261436
Not quite;ps fshows more than justps
– Stephen Harris
Apr 6 at 15:42
@StephenHarris I can't see that they show a different set of processes. I did say that they produce different output formats. Would you care to elaborate?
– Kusalananda♦
Apr 6 at 21:57
In my tests,ps fshowed 4 process, including other terminal sessions, butps --formatjust showed processes from the current terminal session.
– Stephen Harris
Apr 6 at 22:57
add a comment |
The command ps f, on an Ubuntu system, would show the exact same processes as ps would show, but using an ASCII art process tree.
The option is an option that modifies the output format of ps. It is listed in the ps manual on Ubuntu under the section "OUTPUT MODIFIERS". It therefore does not modify what processes would be displayed.
Using it together with another option (e.g. ps f -e) would modify only the output format of the command, not the selection of processes.
answered Apr 6 at 14:03
Kusalananda♦Kusalananda
140k17261436
The command ps f, on an Ubuntu system, would show the exact same processes as ps would show, but using an ASCII art process tree.
The option is an option that modifies the output format of ps. It is listed in the ps manual on Ubuntu under the section "OUTPUT MODIFIERS". It therefore does not modify what processes would be displayed.
Using it together with another option (e.g. ps f -e) would modify only the output format of the command, not the selection of processes.
answered Apr 6 at 14:03
Kusalananda♦Kusalananda
140k17261436
edited Apr 6 at 21:51
answered Apr 6 at 14:03
Kusalananda♦Kusalananda
140k17261436
answered Apr 6 at 14:03
Kusalananda♦Kusalananda
140k17261436
answered Apr 6 at 14:03
Kusalananda♦Kusalananda
140k17261436
140k17261436
Not quite;ps fshows more than justps
– Stephen Harris
Apr 6 at 15:42
@StephenHarris I can't see that they show a different set of processes. I did say that they produce different output formats. Would you care to elaborate?
– Kusalananda♦
Apr 6 at 21:57
In my tests,ps fshowed 4 process, including other terminal sessions, butps --formatjust showed processes from the current terminal session.
– Stephen Harris
Apr 6 at 22:57
add a comment |
Not quite;ps fshows more than justps
– Stephen Harris
Apr 6 at 15:42
@StephenHarris I can't see that they show a different set of processes. I did say that they produce different output formats. Would you care to elaborate?
– Kusalananda♦
Apr 6 at 21:57
In my tests,ps fshowed 4 process, including other terminal sessions, butps --formatjust showed processes from the current terminal session.
– Stephen Harris
Apr 6 at 22:57
Not quite;
ps f shows more than just ps– Stephen Harris
Apr 6 at 15:42
Not quite;
ps f shows more than just ps– Stephen Harris
Apr 6 at 15:42
@StephenHarris I can't see that they show a different set of processes. I did say that they produce different output formats. Would you care to elaborate?
– Kusalananda♦
Apr 6 at 21:57
@StephenHarris I can't see that they show a different set of processes. I did say that they produce different output formats. Would you care to elaborate?
– Kusalananda♦
Apr 6 at 21:57
In my tests,
ps f showed 4 process, including other terminal sessions, but ps --format just showed processes from the current terminal session.– Stephen Harris
Apr 6 at 22:57
In my tests,
ps f showed 4 process, including other terminal sessions, but ps --format just showed processes from the current terminal session.– Stephen Harris
Apr 6 at 22:57
add a comment |
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It depends on what system you are using. I would read the manual for your ps command.
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