Process Management
Command
Description
Example
ps
Display active processes.
ps → Lists currently running processes for the current user.
top
Real-time process monitoring.
top → Displays an interactive view of processes with resource usage.
kill [PID]
Terminate a process by PID.
kill 1234 → Kills the process with PID 1234.
killall [name]
Terminate processes by name.
killall chrome → Stops all processes named chrome.
bg
Resume a process in the background.
bg → Resumes the last suspended process in the background.
fg
Resume a process in the foreground.
fg → Brings the last backgrounded job to the foreground.
jobs
List background jobs.
jobs → Displays all processes running in the background.
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