Linux "pstree" Command Line Options and Examples

display a tree of processes

pstree shows running processes as a tree. The tree is rooted at either pid or init if pid is omitted. If a user name is specified, all process trees rooted at processes owned by that user are shown.

Usage:

pstree [-a, --arguments] [-c, --compact] [-h, --highlight-all, -Hpid, --highlight-pid pid] [-g] --show-pgids] [-l, --long] [-n, --numeric-sort] [-N, --ns-sortns [-p, --show-pids] [-s, --show-parents] [-S, --ns-changes] [-t, --thread-names] [-T, --hide-threads] [-u, --uid-changes] [-Z, --security-context] [-A, --ascii, -G, --vt100, -U, --unicode] [pid, user] pstree -V, --version

Related Commands

Command Line Options:

-A

Use ASCII characters to draw the tree.


                            pstree -A ...

-c

Disable compaction of identical subtrees. By default, subtrees are compacted whenever possible.


                            pstree -c ...

-G

Use VT100 line drawing characters.


                            pstree -G ...

-n

Sort processes with the same ancestor by PID instead of by name. (Numeric sort.)


                            pstree -n ...

-s

Show parent processes of the specified process.


                            pstree -s ...

-S

Show namespaces transitions. Like -N, the output is limited when running as a regular user.


                            pstree -S ...

-t

Show full names for threads when available.


                            pstree -t ...

-T

Hide threads and only show processes.


                            pstree -T ...

-V

Display version information.


                            pstree -V ...