This command is used to find the PID (Process ID, Unique number of the process) of the process. Each process will have the unique number which is called as PID of the process.

What is ps command for?

The ps command enables you to check the status of active processes on a system, as well as display technical information about the processes. This data is useful for administrative tasks such as determining how to set process priorities.

What is ps aux command in Linux?

The POSIX and UNIX standards require that “ps -aux” print all processes owned by a user named “x”, as well as printing all processes that would be selected by the -a option. If the user named “x” does not exist, this ps may interpret the command as “ps aux” instead and print a warning.