Process Management

ps (report a snapshot of current processes)

  • displays information about the active processes
ps aux
ps -ef

top (display dynamic real-time system information)

  • provides a dynamic view of system processes and resource usage.
top

htop (interactive process viewer)

  • an enhanced version of top with a more user-friendly interface.
htop

kill (terminate process by PID)

  • sends a signal to terminate the process.
  • '-9' is used for forceful termination
kill PID
kill -9 PID

pkill (terminate process by Name)

  • kills processes by name.
  • '-9' is used for forceful termination
pkill process_name
pkill -9 process_name