PROCS(1) User Commands PROCS(1)

procs - a replacement for `ps` written in Rust

procs [OPTIONS] [KEYWORDS]

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

--and

Show processes that match all keywords.

--or

Show processes that match any keyword.

--nand

Show processes unless they match all keywords.

--nor

Show processes unless they 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.

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

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

The output of procs can be fully customized by writing up a configuration file and saving it as $HOME/.config/procs/config.toml (per-user) or /etc/procs/procs.toml (system-wide). A complete example can be found at /usr/share/doc/procs/config.toml.example. A thorough explanation of the file format is provided at <https://github.com/dalance/procs> or in /usr/share/doc/procs/README.md.

Project source code and full documentation: <https://github.com/dalance/procs>

2025-01-19 procs