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What commands, besides 'top', can be used to get process information in Linux?

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In addition to the top command, Linux offers the following commands to obtain information about processes:

  • ps — displays a list of current processes. For example, ps aux shows all processes with detailed information.
  • htop — an interactive process viewer with a user-friendly interface (similar to top, but more visual).
  • pidof — allows you to find the PID of a process by name.
  • pgrep — searches for processes by name or other criteria.
  • pstree — displays processes in a tree structure, showing hierarchy.
  • vmstat — shows statistics on processes and system resources.

Example of using ps:

ps aux | grep nginx

This will display all processes related to nginx.