A look at three Linux commands - ps, pstree and tree - for viewing files and processes in a tree-like format.

The ps command uses a -o option to select a series of process variables we want to see and retrieves this information for all the processes located by fuser. ps -o uid,pid,ppid, tty,time,args -p ...

One reason a lot of people get started with the Linux terminal is to use ImageMagick and FFmpeg. These are popular tools for converting image and video files. One reason you might want to do this is ...

Use the ‘ps’ or ‘top’ commands to search for tasks of this type. Investigate and then eliminate or try to change the behavior of these types of jobs.

ps -o start,time,etime -p mypid This shows the basic output from the time command, discussed later, except you don't have to wait until your program is finished. Most of the information that ps ...

Getting started with Linux can be more than a little daunting. In this article we help you learn the commands needed to find your way around and teach you how to find out more on your own.