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ps_name

Process name


Description

The name of the program, which is typically the name of the executable.

Usage

ps_name(p = ps_handle())

Arguments

p

Process handle.

Details

On on Unix this can change, e.g. via an exec*() system call.

ps_name() works on zombie processes.

Value

Character scalar.

See Also

Examples

p <- ps_handle()
p
ps_name(p)
ps_exe(p)
ps_cmdline(p)

ps

List, Query, Manipulate System Processes

v1.6.0
MIT + file LICENSE
Authors
Jay Loden [aut], Dave Daeschler [aut], Giampaolo Rodola' [aut], Gábor Csárdi [aut, cre], RStudio [cph]
Initial release

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