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Tech Notes > Linux > Watch a process with top

First find the PID using this command:

pgrep process

then use this command to watch the process:

top -p pid

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-Use
+[[Tech Notes]] > [[Linux]] > Watch a process with top
-<pre>
-pgrep process
-</pre>
-to find the PID
-then use
+First find the PID using this command:
+ pgrep process
-top -p pid
-to watch it
+then use this command to watch the process:
+ top -p pid