Viewing and Terminating System Processes Flashcards
1
Q
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
A
PS
2
Q
What ps option may be grouped and must be preceded by a dash?
A
unix:
3
Q
What ps option may be grouped but must not use a dash
A
BSD:
4
Q
What ps option must be preceded by two dashes?
A
GNU long
5
Q
What command terminates a system process?
A
kill
6
Q
What option can be used with kill to terminate a process without allowing for cleanup?
A
-n(n) stands for the signal number
-9 is sigkill
7
Q
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
A
top
8
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