What is running: processes
ps, pgrep and pstree: naming exactly which running program you are looking at, before you ask it to do anything.
18 minutesTechnical content last reviewed on 2 Aug 2026
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What this lesson builds
- Reading system state without over-reading it
- Keeping secrets out of the places that publish them