Processes & CPU Android 1.0+ Risk: READ_ONLY

List Running Processes (ps)

Lists all currently running processes, PIDs, PPIDs, UID ownership, and executable names.

Command Syntax

adb shell ps -ef

Generic Syntax: ps [-A|-e] [-f] [-o <FIELDS>]

Options & Parameters

Flag	Description
-ef	Standard full listing
-A	All processes

Real-World Usage Examples

List all running processes

Full format process list

adb shell ps -ef

Output:

UID            PID  PPID C STIME TTY          TIME CMD
root             1     0 0 10:00 ?        00:00:02 init
system        1420     1 0 10:01 ?        00:00:18 system_server