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How to Manage Processes from the Linux Terminal: 10 Commands You Need to Know
- top. The top command is the traditional way to view your system’s resource usage and see the processes that are taking up the most system resources.
- htop. The htop command is an improved top.
- ps.
- pstree.
- kill.
- pgrep.
- pkill & killall.
- renice.
How do I see what background processes are running in Unix?
Run a Unix process in the background
- To run the count program, which will display the process identification number of the job, enter: count &
- To check the status of your job, enter: jobs.
- To bring a background process to the foreground, enter: fg.
- If you have more than one job suspended in the background, enter: fg %#
How do I see what processes are running in Terminal?
Open the Terminal application. List the running processes. Find the process you want to close. Kill the process.
About Terminal
- the process ID (PID)
- the elapsed time spent running.
- the command or application file path.
