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PROCESSES

Learning Objectives
Describe how a process works;
View and interrupt a process;
Put a process in the background;
Return a process to the foreground; and
Pause or stop a process
Process
an instance of a running program
it includes the program code and its current
activity
are fundamental to how Linux (and other
operating systems) manage multitasking and
resource allocation
Characteristics of a Process
It can be started from the GUI or the command
line.
It can start another process.
It can only be created by another process.
Commands Used in Viewing and Controlling
Processes
ps - It reports a snapshot of current processes.
top - It displays tasks.
jobs - This lists active jobs.
bg - It places a job in the background.
fg - This places a job in the foreground.
Process States
Characters used with Process States
The ps Command with the aux option
USER – Who owns the process
%CPU – How much CPU it's using
%MEM – How much memory it's using
VSZ – Virtual memory size
RSS – Real memory used
START – When the process started
The top Program
The top Program
Columns of the top Program

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