The ps aux command is used in Unix-like operating systems to display information about all running processes. Here's a breakdown of what each part of the command means:
ps: This stands for "process status" and is the command used to report a snapshot of current processes.a: This option tellspsto show processes for all users, not just the current user.u: This option provides detailed information about the processes, including the user who owns each process.x: This option includes processes that are not attached to a terminal.
When you run ps aux, it displays a list of all running processes along with details such as:
- USER: The owner of the process
- PID: Process ID
- %CPU: CPU usage
- %MEM: Memory usage
- VSZ: Virtual memory size
- RSS: Resident Set Size (physical memory used)
- TTY: Terminal type
- STAT: Process state
- START: Start time of the process
- TIME: Cumulative CPU time
- COMMAND: The command that started the process
This command is useful for monitoring system performance and managing processes.
