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# 1  
Old 09-07-2009
Processes of a user

Hi,

Please can some one advise how can we get all the processes corresponding to a particular user.

Cheers,
Shazin
# 2  
Old 09-07-2009
Code:
ps -u USER

# 3  
Old 09-07-2009
Hi,

Many thanks this command I know but I want to use wild cards to generalize my search. Please advise.

Best Regards,
Shazin
# 4  
Old 09-07-2009

But you said "a particular user". Smilie
Code:
ps -ef | grep ^PATTERN


Last edited by cfajohnson; 09-07-2009 at 12:58 PM..
# 5  
Old 09-07-2009
You can use the commands

ps -fu <Username>
top -c -u <username>
lsof -u <username>
pstree -aGp | grep userneme

Hope this will help you...
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