pid,ppid,cmd
ps
ps -f to show parent pid
ps -ef to show all process
you can trace process fork order through ppid...
ps -ef | grep bash
ps -l
ps ax
ps ax | head
ls -l /proc
pstree | head -20
top to check top processes running the system.
top: click h key to show all tips.
kill -1 1234
signal 1,2,3,15,9
killall -9 procname