pstree Linux Commands
What is Linux pstree Command?
Explanation
pstree COMMAND:
pstree command displays the process hierarchy in a tree structured format. It also shows the parent/child relationship between the processes.SYNTAX :
pstree
OPTIONS:
| -a | Show command line arguments. |
| -c | Disable compaction of identical subtrees. |
| -G | Use VT100 line drawing characters. |
| -h | Highlight the current process and its ancestors. |
| -l | Display long lines. |
| -n | Sort processes with the same ancestor by PID instead of by name. (Numeric sort.) |
| -u | Show uid transitions. |
| -V | Display version information. |
| -s | Show Security ID (SID) for each process. |
| -x | Show security context for each process. |
EXAMPLE:
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pstreeOutput:
The above image shows all the running processes in a tree structure.
