(Answer) (Category) SCO UnixWare 7/OpenUNIX 8/OpenServer 6 FAQ : (Category) General Information :
What's a program? What's a process?
A program is a file that is stored on a physical piece of media that can be run to perform a series of tasks.

A process is what you call that program when it is loaded into and running in memory. The list of all processes running on the computer is output with the command:

          ps -ef
Sometimes a process can get stuck or go into an infinite loop. Looking at the process table with ps or with the command top is a good way to check on your processes. Top is available on Skunkware.


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