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pstree is a Linux command that shows the running processes as a tree. It is used as a more visual alternative to the ps command. The root of the tree is either init or the process with the given pid. It can also be installed in other Unix systems.
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In BSD systems, a similar output is created using ps -d
, in Linux ps axjf
[1] produces similar output.
Examples
editpstree pid
user@host ~$ pstree 1066
rsyslogd─┬─{in:imjournal}
└─{rs:main Q:Reg}
pstree username
user@host ~# pstree username
dbus-daemon───{dbus-daemon}
dbus-launch
bash───firefox─┬─6*[{Analysis Helper}]
├─{BgHangManager}
├─{Cache2 I/O}
├─{Compositor}
├─{GMPThread}
├─{Gecko_IOThread}
├─{Hang Monitor}
├─{ImageBridgeChil}
├─{ImageIO}
├─{JS Watchdog}
├─{Link Monitor}
├─{Socket Thread}
├─{SoftwareVsyncTh}
├─{StreamTrans #1}
├─{Timer}
└─{gmain}
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- The psmisc package
- The pstree Command by The Linux Information Project (LINFO)
- Gnome Process Tree
- The portable version of pstree on GitHub
- Linux General Commands Manual –
- Solaris 11.4 User Commands Reference Manual –