which file stores the process details

babu198649 · 11-05-2007, 03:53 AM

hi
where is the file located which stores the details about the users processes(ie. the program's which had been run) .is there any command that will show these details.

thank u

bosewicht · 11-05-2007, 04:03 AM

the help cmd for processes is :

ps --h

selva146 · 11-05-2007, 04:13 AM

check the /proc filesystem

babu198649 · 11-05-2007, 04:48 AM

thank u guys

i need to know the history of the users(the programs executed by the user)
which file does store all the details.

brianL · 11-05-2007, 06:18 AM

Not sure, but try:
/home/user/.bash_history

selva146 · 11-05-2007, 01:41 PM

As brianL said,
under the home directory of the user you will find .bash_history file which stores all the commands executed in bash shell.

how many can be stored based on the setting in the environment variable HISTORY

check this by typing

env | grep HISTORY