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Here’s a breakdown of the Linux process management commands (ps, wait, sleep, exit, and kill) with

their purpose, usage, and Windows equivalents:

1. ps

• Purpose: Displays information about active processes.

• Linux Command:

• ps

• ps aux

• ps -ef

(Shows a list of processes with various details.)

• Windows Equivalent:

• tasklist

(Lists all running processes.)

o For more detailed output, use PowerShell:

o Get-Process

2. wait

• Purpose: Pauses the execution of a script until a specified process finishes.

• Linux Command:

• wait PID

(Waits for the process with the specified PID to finish.)

• Windows Equivalent:

o PowerShell provides similar functionality:

o Start-Process notepad -Wait

(Waits until the notepad process ends before proceeding.)

3. sleep

• Purpose: Delays the execution of a command or script for a specified time.

• Linux Command:

• sleep 5

(Pauses execution for 5 seconds.)


• Windows Equivalent:

o In Command Prompt:

o timeout 5

(Pauses for 5 seconds.)

o In PowerShell:

o Start-Sleep -Seconds 5

4. exit

• Purpose: Terminates a shell session or script.

• Linux Command:

• exit

(Exits the shell or script with an optional status code.)

• Windows Equivalent:

• exit

(Closes the Command Prompt or PowerShell session.)

5. kill

• Purpose: Sends a signal to a process to terminate it (or perform other actions).

• Linux Command:

• kill PID

• kill -9 PID

(Terminates the process with the given PID. -9 forces the termination.)

• Windows Equivalent:

o Using Command Prompt:

o taskkill /PID PID

o taskkill /F /PID PID

(The /F flag forces the termination.)

o Using PowerShell:

o Stop-Process -Id PID

Summary of Equivalents:
Linux Command Windows Command Windows PowerShell

ps tasklist Get-Process

wait No direct equivalent Start-Process -Wait

sleep timeout Start-Sleep

exit exit exit

kill taskkill Stop-Process

Let me know if you'd like further examples or explanations!

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