The 'ps' command may differ slightly in different versions of unix operating systems. It is usually better to use the 'man ps' command or the 'info ps' command to see the options that are available for your distribution.
Use the command: ps -u jtaylor
Use the 'PS' (process status) command to find out the name of the executable file for a process. If you use the long form and you know the process id, try: PS -p process-id -l or PS -p process-id -f
Linux OS is : PS -ef
PS -eaf|grep defunct
ps aux
It depends on what information you are looking for, and the exact Unix system you are using. Take a look at the 'man ps' command on your system to find out the switches that give the information you are most interested in looking at.
Both the ps command and the jobs command will do this, though in somewhat different ways.
Use the 'ps' command. This command lists all of the processes running on the system, when they started, who the owner is, etc.
ps or /proc
ps - report process status ps gives a snapshot of the current processes. If you want a repetitive update of this status, use top. This man page documents the /proc-based version of ps, or tries to.
The ppid field is the parent's process id. This is the process that 'owns' the current process.