PS(I) 10/15/73 PS(I)
NAME
ps - process status
SYNOPSIS
ps [ alx ]
DESCRIPTION
Ps prints certain indicia about active processes. The a
flag asks for information about all processes with teletypes
(ordinarily only one's own processes are displayed); x asks
even about processes with no typewriter; l asks for a long
listing. Ordinarily only the typewriter number (if not
one's own) and the process number are given.
The long listing is columnar and contains
A number encoding the state (last digit) and flags
(first 1 or 2 digits) of the process.
The priority of the process; high numbers mean low
priority.
A number related in some unknown way to the scheduling
heuristic.
The last character of the control typewriter of the
process.
The process unique number (as in certain cults it is
possible to kill a process if you know its true name).
The size in blocks of the core image of the process.
The last column if non-blank tells the core address in
the system of the event which the process is waiting
for; if blank, the process is running.
Unfortunately if you have forgotten the number of a process
you will have to guess which one it is. Plain ps will tell
you only a list of numbers.
FILES
/usr/sys/unix system namelist
/dev/mem resident system
SEE ALSO
kill(I)
BUGS
The ability to see, even if dimly, the name by which the
process was invoked would be welcome.