diff --git a/sysinternals/downloads/pslist.md b/sysinternals/downloads/pslist.md index 9cc88405..51d5150a 100644 --- a/sysinternals/downloads/pslist.md +++ b/sysinternals/downloads/pslist.md @@ -17,16 +17,17 @@ Published: March 30, 2023 ## Introduction +You can simply run **pslist** to get the current list of processes and statistical information about each one, or filter to show only processes that start with a specific name for example **pslist exp** will only show processes that start with "exp", which would include Explorer for instance. + |Parameter |Description | |---------|---------| -| **pslist exp** | Show statistics for all the processes that start with "exp", which would include Explorer.| | **-d** | Show thread detail.| | **-m** | Show memory detail.| | **-x** | Show processes, memory information and threads.| | **-t** | Show process tree.| | **-s \[n\]** | Run in task-manager mode, for optional seconds specified. Press Escape to abort.| | **-r n** | Task-manager mode refresh rate in seconds (default is 1).| -| **\\\\computer** | Instead of showing process information for the local system, *PsList* will show information for the NT/Win2K system specified. Include the -u switch with a username and password to login to the remote system if your security credentials do not permit you to obtain performance counter information from the remote system.| +| **\\\\computer** | Instead of showing process information for the local system, *PsList* will show information for the system specified. Include the -u switch with a username and password to login to the remote system if your security credentials do not permit you to obtain performance counter information from the remote system.| | **-u** | Specifies optional user name for login to remote computer.| | **-p** | This option lets you specify the login password on the command line so that you can use *PsList* from batch files. If you specify an account name and omit the -p option *PsList* prompts you interactively for a password.| | **name** | Show information about processes that begin with the name specified.| @@ -35,13 +36,12 @@ Published: March 30, 2023 ## How it Works -Like Windows NT/2K's built-in PerfMon monitoring tool, *PsList* uses the -Windows NT/2K performance counters to obtain the information it -displays. You can find documentation for Windows NT/2K performance -counters, including the source code to Windows NT's built-in performance -monitor, PerfMon, in MSDN. +Like Windows's built-in PerfMon monitoring tool, *PsList* uses the +Windows performance counters to obtain the information it +displays. You can find documentation for Windows performance +counters, in the [Win32 Docs](/windows/win32/). -## Memory Abbreviation Key +## Statistics Abbreviations Legend All memory values are displayed in KB.