Meaning of columns from ps

Question

In Linux bash, what do the four columns mean from ps?

e.g

PID   TTY         TIME CMD
15286 pts/498 00:00:00 bash
30887 pts/498 00:00:00 ps

`ps` is not a shell built-in - it has nothing to do with bash. If in doubt do a `type ps`. — cdarke, Oct 22 '12 at 14:54

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 22 '12 at 13:17

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From the man page:

It displays the process ID (pid=PID), the terminal associated with the process (tname=TTY), the cumulated CPU time in [dd-]hh:mm:ss format (time=TIME), and the executable name (ucmd=CMD).

answered Oct 22 '12 at 13:17

chrisaycock

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