Additionally, if you're looking for a particular process, you could do: ps -aux | grep "processname"
That will limit the output only to the particular thing you're looking for, but will show all instances of it. Cheers, Charlotte > -----Original Message----- > From: Tucker, Ernie [mailto:ETucker@;chartercom.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 2:48 PM > To: 'Guy Davis'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Grabbing a process ID > > > ps -aux > > -----Original Message----- > From: Guy Davis [mailto:guy@;yournaturewithin.com] > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 1:48 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Grabbing a process ID > > > If I'm using the system command on a linux box is there any > way to get the process id returned? > > I am calling another perl script and it has failed > occasionally from errors that I have not yet tracked down. > What I want to do is grab and store the process id. Then > check to see if that process id is still running at a later > date when the script is re-run. > > Another question is there a way to grab the currently running > processes on a linux system and parse through them in perl? > Has anyone done this or do you know where I might get the > code to do this? > > Thanks > > Guy Davis -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
