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837How can I get a list of all the processes that I have running on the Unix server?
The commands described below need to be entered while logged in to the Unix server. Normally you'll see a prompt ending with $ when the command interpreter (or shell) is ready for another command.
You can use the following command to obtain such a list:
ps -fu userid
where userid is your own User ID (username). For example, suppose your User ID is ano23, then the command
ps -fu ano23
is the command to give.
The report given by this command is in columnar form, and shows such information as the process ID number of the process, when it started, and how much processor time it has used. The command associated with the process is also shown.
There will always be at least one process shown, because your login session (shell) is a process in itself.
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