Linux Process Management Command Cheat Sheet

What command shows the currently running programs?

You can use the “ps” command This command will show you the information about the programs that are currently running onto your computer.

What command stops a running program?

You can use the “kill” command This command will allow you to stop the running program by sending it a signal.

Can I make important programs run faster? How?

The “nice” command or “renice” command This command will sets the priority level of the program that making it more or less important compared to other programs.

I closed the terminal but need that program still running. What can I do?

In this case you can use the “nohup” command This command will run the program in the background and it will keep it running even after you close the shell session.

How can I see what programs are using up too many resources?

The “top” command will show you the overview of the system resource usage like the CPU and the memory with the details of the running processes onto the system.

How to find a running program if I don’t know its full name?

In this case you can use the “pgrep” command to search for the running process by the name or the other attributes and get the process ID.

How do I run one program in the background so I can use the terminal for something else?

In this case you can use the “bg” command to send the currently running process or program to the background this command will free up the terminal for other commands.

On Linux computers there are special commands to control the programs that are running. These commands are called process management commands. With the help of process management commands you can look at the list of the programs that are currently running on your computer. You can also start new programs and run them and stop programs that are already running and make some programs more important than others.

Process management commands help you understand and manage the different programs running on your Linux computer. They allow you to see what’s happening and control the programs as needed.