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Old 09-26-2007
determine pid from ps -ef | grep something
Hi all,

i have a script called a.sh and within a.sh it calls b.sh.

when i do a ps -ef | grep a.sh, i get two sets of number

user_test 4225 3250 0 10:31 pts/1 00:00:00 a.sh

when i do a ps -ef | grep b.sh, i get two sets of number

user_test 4269 4225 22 10:31 pts/1 00:00:45 b.sh

why are there there two sets of numbers? which is the pid of a.sh and b.sh respectively?
# 2  
Old 09-26-2007
From the listing the first number is the process id, the second number is that processes' parent.
# 3  
Old 09-26-2007
thanks porter.
# 4  
Old 09-26-2007
nimish
user_test 4225 3250 0 10:31 pts/1 00:00:00 a.sh
UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME cmd
# 5  
Old 09-26-2007
Very easy:
Code:
man ps

# 6  
Old 02-03-2008
Hi,

i would like to clarify certain columns. I tried to man ps, and i was not able to understand the information provided. In the man pages, it states the flag -f was to print out the full-format listing, however it does not say what information comes with the full-format listing. May i know what does C, STIME,TTY and TIME means? I reckon STIME means start time and time means it has been running for how long?
# 7  
Old 05-03-2009
Error
Hello,

i am trying to upgrade my aptitude (i mean "sudo aptitude upgrade") ! but i get an error with a resource taken by another process.

i typed ps -e and killed one process ("update-agent" i think), but it was not the one.

i can't remember the command line with grep to identify which process is holding the hand of that file.

the file is /var/lib/dpkg/lock

can i find the one using grep and something ?

thanks.
 
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