Where Is Pid and Ppid in Linux?
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How do I find PID and PPID in Linux?

How to get a parent PID (PPID) from a child’s process ID (PID) using the command-line. e.g. ps -o ppid= 2072 returns 2061 , which you can easily use in a script etc. ps -o ppid= -C foo gives the PPID of process with command foo . You can also use the old fashioned ps | grep : ps -eo ppid,comm | grep ‘[f]oo’ .

Where is Ppid in Linux?

Find the Parent Process ID of a Running Process

To determine the parent process of a specific process, we use the ps command. The output only contain the parent process ID itself. Using the output from the ps command we can determine the name of the process.

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.

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