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procs - a replacement for `ps` written in Rust

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  OPTIONS  EXAMPLES  PAGER  WATCH MODE SHORTCUTS  RESOURCES 

NAME

procs − a replacement for ‘ps‘ written in Rust

SYNOPSIS

procs [OPTIONS] [KEYWORDS]

DESCRIPTION

procs is a command−line tool that provides an alternative to the ps command.

OPTIONS

−−and

Show processes that match all keywords.

−−or

Show processes that match any keyword.

−−nand

Hide processes that match all keywords.

−−nor

Hide processes that match any keyword.

−−watch

Enable watch mode for real−time updates.

−−watch−interval <second>

Set the update interval for watch mode.

−−tree

Display processes in a tree view.

−−sorta <column>

Sort processes in ascending order by the specified column.

−−sortd <column>

Sort processes in descending order by the specified column.

−−insert <column>

Insert a new column at the position of Slot or MultiSlot.

−−gen−completion

Generate shell completion files for supported shells.

EXAMPLES

Show all processes

procs

Search by non−numeric keyword

procs zsh

Search by numeric keyword

procs −−or 6000 60000 60001 16723

Show Docker container name

procs growi

PAGER

On Linux and macOS, less is the default pager. If not available, more is used. Built−in pager can be used by configuring use_builtin. On Windows, the built−in pager is always used.

WATCH MODE SHORTCUTS

If −−watch or −−watch−interval <second> option is used, procs automatically updates output like top. Keyboard shortcuts are available for control.

n

Change the sort column to the next column

p

Change the sort column to the previous column

a

Change the sort order to ascending

d

Change the sort order to descending

q

Quit

RESOURCES

Project source code: https://github.com/dalance/procs


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se