Show All Running Processes in Linux

ps command

Type the following ps command to display all running process:
# ps aux | less
Where,

• -A: select all processes
• a: select all processes on a terminal, including those of other users
• x: select processes without controlling ttys

Task: see every process on the system

# ps -A
# ps -e


Task: See every process except those running as root

# ps -U root -u root -N

Task: See process run by user rasel

# ps -u rasel


Task: top command

The top program provides a dynamic real-time view of a running system. Type the top at command prompt:
# top