---
name: "pxtree"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "px"
version: "3.6.9-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pxtree"
---

# pxtree(1)

display running processes in a tree

## NAME

**pxtree** – display running processes in a tree

## SYNOPSIS

**pxtree** \[**--debug**\] \[**SEARCH**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**pxtree** lists all running processes in a tree.

Process names are followed by their PIDs in parentheses. If multiple processes have the same names, they will be coalesced into one entry marked with (3×) in bold, where **3** in this case is the number of duplicates.

The optional **SEARCH** parameter can be:

- A PID (Process ID)

- A process name or part of one

- A user name

Any search hits will be highlighted in bold. All parents and children of all search hits will always be listed.

With the **--debug** flag, extra log messages are sometimes printed after **pxtree** finishes.

## PROCESS NAMING

**pxtree** tries to be helpful about naming processes, and avoid printing names of various VMs.

For example, if you do **java** **-jar** **foo.jar**, **pxtree** will show this process as **foo.jar** rather than **java**.

## SEE ALSO

[px(1)](/px/1.md), [ptop(1)](/ptop/1.md)

## HOMEPAGE

**pxtree** lives at http://github.com/walles/px