Basic Shell Script Code

[acwest]

Hi,

Can anyone tell me how to list the currently running processes via code a shell script. FYI i now about the top method in the terminal but i need a way to have it via a shell script.

Any help appreciated

Thanks.

[hazel]

ps ax lists all running processes briefly. ps aux gives the same listing with more information. You could pipe it through awk to strip out and rearrange the specific information you require about processes.

[acwest]

Thanks. This is what i've got now so it outputs to a text file:

echo $(ps aux) >>out

It all works, but do you know if it is in any way possible to sort it so one process is on one line, making it more readable?

Thanks again.

[acwest]

Does anyone know how to sort the output to a text file so that it prints to the text file at 1 proccess per line? I know it probably simple but im very new to linux.

[tornow]

You don't need to use echo and put the command in $()-syntax.

ps ax > out.txt

That works here (while your code gives output like described by you).

If you use > it will overwrite existing content.
If you use >> it will append to existing content.