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

From: Dave Hinz (DaveHinz_at_spamcop.net)
Date: 08/19/04

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    Date: 19 Aug 2004 16:33:29 GMT

    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

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