How do you check if a program is running or not?

Bash check if process is running or not

1. pgrep command – Looks through the currently running bash processes on Linux and lists the process IDs (PID) on screen.
2. pidof command – Find the process ID of a running program on Linux or Unix-like system.

How do I find out what background programs are running in Linux?

Run a Unix process in the background

1. To run the count program, which will display the process identification number of the job, enter: count &
2. To check the status of your job, enter: jobs.
3. To bring a background process to the foreground, enter: fg.
4. If you have more than one job suspended in the background, enter: fg %#