Viewing and Terminating System Processes Flashcards
Reports a snapshot of current processes. By default it selects all processess with the same effective user ID as the current user in the terminal
PS
What ps option may be grouped and must be preceded by a dash?
unix:
What ps option may be grouped but must not use a dash
BSD:
What ps option must be preceded by two dashes?
GNU long
What command terminates a system process?
kill
What option can be used with kill to terminate a process without allowing for cleanup?
-n(n) stands for the signal number
-9 is sigkill
What command displays a dynamic real time view of processes running on the system? It provides a limited interactive interface for process manipulation, as well as a much more extensive interface for personal configuration
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