What is the difference between command "PS" and "PS -aux"

[Julie]

Hi,
I am new to Unix. I hope this is the right group for me to learn about it.
Question:
when I run PS command, I only have a few current process.
Whne I run ps -aux, I have a lot more.
Which one means the current running process?

Thanks,
Julie

[Bit Twister]

On 19 Aug 2004 09:18:08 -0700, Julie wrote:

> Hi,
> I am new to Unix. I hope this is the right group for me to learn about it.

or read about it.
[url]http://www.icon.co.za/~psheer/book/index.html.gz[/url]

> Question:
> when I run PS command, I only have a few current process.
> Whne I run ps -aux, I have a lot more.

try man ps

> Which one means the current running process?

Since ps is the one running look at it's line.

and try command top

[Dave Hinz]

On 19 Aug 2004 09:18:08 -0700, Julie <juliezhang4247@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> I am new to Unix. I hope this is the right group for me to learn about it.
> Question:
> when I run PS command, I only have a few current process.
> Whne I run ps -aux, I have a lot more.
> Which one means the current running process?

Both of them show current running processes, but the -aux shows
you more. Your system should have man pages installed, try
man ps
....for much more detail than I could go into here from memory.
Lots of good examples and explainations there.

Hope this helps,
Dave Hinz

[phn@icke-reklam.ipsec.nu]

Julie <juliezhang4247@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> I am new to Unix. I hope this is the right group for me to learn about it.
> Question:
> when I run PS command, I only have a few current process.
> Whne I run ps -aux, I have a lot more.
> Which one means the current running process?

How about reading the manpage for ps before posting here.

'man ps'


Read that, if anything is unclear : post a question together with
OS type and version used.


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