Services & Processes commands

handle.exe→lsof file Quick reference Diagnostics Show process using file Lists processes with an open handle to a file. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu lsof file Fedora lsof file Arch lsof file Open quick reference → listdlls→pmap PID Quick reference Diagnostics Show process memory mappings Shows mapped libraries and memory regions for a process. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu pmap PID Fedora pmap PID Arch pmap PID Open quick reference → procdump→coredumpctl dump PID Quick reference Diagnostics Dump process core Retrieves a coredump for debugging where coredumpd is active. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu coredumpctl dump PID Fedora coredumpctl dump PID Arch coredumpctl dump PID Open quick reference → Event Viewer current boot→journalctl -b Quick reference Logs Show current boot logs Prints journal entries for the current boot. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu journalctl -b Fedora journalctl -b Arch journalctl -b Open quick reference → Event Viewer follow log→journalctl -f Quick reference Logs Follow system logs Streams new journal entries live. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu journalctl -f Fedora journalctl -f Arch journalctl -f Open quick reference → Event Viewer service log→journalctl -u SERVICE -f Quick reference Logs Follow service logs Streams logs for a specific systemd service. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu journalctl -u SERVICE -f Fedora journalctl -u SERVICE -f Arch journalctl -u SERVICE -f Open quick reference → system event log filter→journalctl -p warning..alert Quick reference Logs Show warning and error logs Filters system logs by priority. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu journalctl -p warning..alert Fedora journalctl -p warning..alert Arch journalctl -p warning..alert Open quick reference → Get-Counter→vmstat 1 Quick reference Monitoring Show live system counters Prints live CPU, memory and IO counters. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu vmstat 1 Fedora vmstat 1 Arch vmstat 1 Open quick reference → resmon→btop Quick reference Monitoring Interactive resource monitor Opens an interactive process and resource monitor. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu btop Fedora btop Arch btop Open quick reference → shutdown /a→sudo shutdown -c Quick reference Power Cancel shutdown Cancels a pending shutdown request. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu sudo shutdown -c Fedora sudo shutdown -c Arch sudo shutdown -c Open quick reference → shutdown /r /t 0→sudo reboot Quick reference Power Restart computer Reboots the system immediately. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu sudo reboot Fedora sudo reboot Arch sudo reboot Open quick reference → shutdown /s /t 0→sudo poweroff Quick reference Power Shut down computer Powers off the system immediately. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu sudo poweroff Fedora sudo poweroff Arch sudo poweroff Open quick reference → PowerShell Get-Process -Id→ps -p PID -f Quick reference PowerShell Process Show process by PID Shows details for one process ID. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu ps -p PID -f Fedora ps -p PID -f Arch ps -p PID -f Open quick reference → PowerShell Wait-Process→tail --pid=PID -f /dev/null Quick reference PowerShell Process Wait for process exit Blocks until a process exits. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu tail --pid=PID -f /dev/null Fedora tail --pid=PID -f /dev/null Arch tail --pid=PID -f /dev/null Open quick reference → openfiles→lsof Expanded guide Processes List open files and which process uses them Shows which files, sockets, and devices are currently open and by which processes. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu lsof Fedora lsof Arch lsof Open expanded guide → start /affinity→taskset -c 0,1 command Quick reference Processes Run process on CPU cores Sets CPU affinity for a command. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu taskset -c 0,1 command Fedora taskset -c 0,1 command Arch taskset -c 0,1 command Open quick reference → start /b→command & Expanded guide Processes Run a command in the background Starts a command without blocking the shell from accepting additional input. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu command & Fedora command & Arch command & Open expanded guide → start /realtime→sudo chrt -f 99 command Quick reference Processes Run with real-time priority Starts a command with real-time scheduler priority. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu sudo chrt -f 99 command Fedora sudo chrt -f 99 command Arch sudo chrt -f 99 command Open quick reference → start /wait→wait PID Expanded guide Processes Wait for background jobs Pauses a shell script until one or more background processes finish. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu wait PID Fedora wait PID Arch wait PID Open expanded guide → start command→command & Quick reference Processes Start background process Runs a command in the background. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu command & Fedora command & Arch command & Open quick reference → taskkill→kill / killall Expanded guide Processes Stop/terminate a process Ends a running process by its process ID (PID) or name. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu kill / killall Fedora kill / killall Arch kill / killall Open expanded guide → taskkill /f /im→pkill -9 PROCESS Quick reference Processes Force-kill process by name Terminates matching processes with SIGKILL. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu pkill -9 PROCESS Fedora pkill -9 PROCESS Arch pkill -9 PROCESS Open quick reference → taskkill /pid /t→pkill -TERM -P PID Quick reference Processes Kill child processes Signals child processes under a parent PID. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu pkill -TERM -P PID Fedora pkill -TERM -P PID Arch pkill -TERM -P PID Open quick reference → tasklist→ps aux Expanded guide Processes List running processes Shows all currently running processes, like the Processes tab in Task Manager. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu ps aux Fedora ps aux Arch ps aux Open expanded guide → tasklist /fi imagename→pgrep -a PROCESS Quick reference Processes Filter process list Finds running processes matching a name. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu pgrep -a PROCESS Fedora pgrep -a PROCESS Arch pgrep -a PROCESS Open quick reference → tasklist /svc→ps -eo pid,comm,args Quick reference Processes List processes and services Shows processes with command names and arguments. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu ps -eo pid,comm,args Fedora ps -eo pid,comm,args Arch ps -eo pid,comm,args Open quick reference → tasklist /v→ps auxww Quick reference Processes Verbose process list Shows detailed process information without truncating commands. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu ps auxww Fedora ps auxww Arch ps auxww Open quick reference → taskmgr (Task Manager)→htop / btop Expanded guide Processes Interactive process and resource monitor Opens a real-time interactive view of CPU, memory, disk, and network usage with process management. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu htop / btop Fedora htop / btop Arch htop / btop Open expanded guide → timeout /t→sleep 5 Expanded guide Processes Pause a script Waits for a specified amount of time before continuing. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu sleep 5 Fedora sleep 5 Arch sleep 5 Open expanded guide → wmic process call create→nohup command >/tmp/command.log 2>&1 & Quick reference Processes Start detached process Starts a process that survives terminal logout. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu nohup command >/tmp/command.log 2>&1 & Fedora nohup command >/tmp/command.log 2>&1 & Arch nohup command >/tmp/command.log 2>&1 & Open quick reference → wmic process get commandline→ps -p PID -o args= Quick reference Processes Show process command line Displays the full command used to start a process. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu ps -p PID -o args= Fedora ps -p PID -o args= Arch ps -p PID -o args= Open quick reference → wmic process get processid→ps -eo pid,comm,args Expanded guide Processes List process IDs and commands Displays process IDs together with executable names and complete command lines. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu ps -eo pid,comm,args Fedora ps -eo pid,comm,args Arch ps -eo pid,comm,args Open expanded guide → schtasks /create→systemd-run --on-calendar="*-*-* 02:00" command Quick reference Scheduling Create scheduled task Creates a transient scheduled systemd job. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu systemd-run --on-calendar="*-*-* 02:00" command Fedora systemd-run --on-calendar="*-*-* 02:00" command Arch systemd-run --on-calendar="*-*-* 02:00" command Open quick reference → schtasks /delete→systemctl disable --now TIMER.timer Quick reference Scheduling Disable scheduled task Stops and disables a timer unit. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu systemctl disable --now TIMER.timer Fedora systemctl disable --now TIMER.timer Arch systemctl disable --now TIMER.timer Open quick reference → schtasks /query→systemctl list-timers --all Quick reference Scheduling List scheduled tasks Lists systemd timers and their next run times. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu systemctl list-timers --all Fedora systemctl list-timers --all Arch systemctl list-timers --all Open quick reference → eventvwr / Event Viewer→journalctl Expanded guide Services View system logs Reads logs from the systemd journal — the Linux equivalent of Windows Event Viewer. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu journalctl Fedora journalctl Arch journalctl Open expanded guide → net start service→sudo systemctl start SERVICE Quick reference Services Start named service Starts a system service. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu sudo systemctl start SERVICE Fedora sudo systemctl start SERVICE Arch sudo systemctl start SERVICE Open quick reference → net stop service→sudo systemctl stop SERVICE Quick reference Services Stop named service Stops a system service. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu sudo systemctl stop SERVICE Fedora sudo systemctl stop SERVICE Arch sudo systemctl stop SERVICE Open quick reference → sc config→sudo systemctl edit SERVICE Quick reference Services Edit service override Creates or edits a systemd override file. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu sudo systemctl edit SERVICE Fedora sudo systemctl edit SERVICE Arch sudo systemctl edit SERVICE Open quick reference → sc create / sc delete→systemd unit files in /etc/systemd/system/ Expanded guide Services Create a custom systemd service Defines a new system service by creating a unit file, then enables and starts it. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu systemd unit files in /etc/systemd/system/ Fedora systemd unit files in /etc/systemd/system/ Arch systemd unit files in /etc/systemd/system/ Open expanded guide → sc failure→sudo systemctl edit SERVICE Quick reference Services Configure service restart policy Sets Restart= behavior in a systemd override. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu sudo systemctl edit SERVICE Fedora sudo systemctl edit SERVICE Arch sudo systemctl edit SERVICE Open quick reference → sc qc→systemctl cat SERVICE Quick reference Services Show service configuration Prints a systemd unit file and drop-ins. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu systemctl cat SERVICE Fedora systemctl cat SERVICE Arch systemctl cat SERVICE Open quick reference → sc query→systemctl list-units Expanded guide Services List all services and their status Shows all installed services and whether they are running, stopped, or failed. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu systemctl list-units Fedora systemctl list-units Arch systemctl list-units Open expanded guide → sc query state= all→systemctl list-units --type=service --all Quick reference Services List all services Lists loaded active and inactive services. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu systemctl list-units --type=service --all Fedora systemctl list-units --type=service --all Arch systemctl list-units --type=service --all Open quick reference → sc restart equivalent→sudo systemctl restart SERVICE Quick reference Services Restart service Restarts a systemd service. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu sudo systemctl restart SERVICE Fedora sudo systemctl restart SERVICE Arch sudo systemctl restart SERVICE Open quick reference → sc start→sudo systemctl start SERVICE Quick reference Services Start service Starts a systemd service. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu sudo systemctl start SERVICE Fedora sudo systemctl start SERVICE Arch sudo systemctl start SERVICE Open quick reference → sc stop→sudo systemctl stop SERVICE Quick reference Services Stop service Stops a systemd service. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu sudo systemctl stop SERVICE Fedora sudo systemctl stop SERVICE Arch sudo systemctl stop SERVICE Open quick reference → services.msc / net start→systemctl Expanded guide Services Manage system services Starts, stops, restarts, and checks the status of background services (like Windows Services). Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu systemctl Fedora systemctl Arch systemctl Open expanded guide → services.msc startup type disabled→sudo systemctl disable --now SERVICE Quick reference Services Disable startup service Stops a service now and prevents future autostart. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu sudo systemctl disable --now SERVICE Fedora sudo systemctl disable --now SERVICE Arch sudo systemctl disable --now SERVICE Open quick reference → wmic startup / msconfig Startup→systemctl list-unit-files --state=enabled Expanded guide Services List programs set to run at startup Shows all services and programs configured to start automatically when the system boots. Distro equivalents Debian/Ubuntu systemctl list-unit-files --state=enabled Fedora systemctl list-unit-files --state=enabled Arch systemctl list-unit-files --state=enabled Open expanded guide →