Re: list running applications
BartlebyScrivener wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have been play with the ps command and trying various options. Is
> there an option combo that will show me just the running applications:
> firefox, gvim, mutt, etc? Or another Linux command that will show me
> just the applications I have opened in various terminals? I'm looking
> for the equivalent of what you get on Windows XP when you triple
> finger and select the applications tab instead of the processes tab.
> Oh, using fluxbox for a window manager, if that matters, but I also
> know gnome pretty well.
>
>
The wmctrl command with the -l option will list windows on your current
display, given a supportive window-manager. fluxbox is one such. Other
options _might_ get you the name of the command owning (a) window(s),
but that is entirely up to the command. The kernel knows nothing about
what process has a window open. For non-X apps, check the tty field of
the ps output. Interactive commands will have a controlling tty.
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