In the previous chapter, we discussed various methods to expose processes currently running in the shell. Furthermore, we saw how to pull memory and CPU information, and we saw how to terminate a process using the ps command in combination with the kill command. Next, we touched on the pstree command. Following this, we touched on the pgrep command; also known as Process Grep. We then looked at the pkill command; as its name suggests, this is used to terminate a process. After this, we worked with the top command and then we worked with the service command. Finally, we worked with the systemctl command.
This chapter is small in comparison to the previous ones, but its contents are of great importance when it comes to managing our resources. First, managing processes is further discussed, this time focusing on the importance of a process within the context...