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azlin ps

Run ps aux on all VMs to see running processes.

Usage

azlin ps [OPTIONS]

Options

Option Description
--grouped Group output by VM instead of prefixing
--resource-group, --rg TEXT Resource group
-h, --help Show help message

Examples

View All Processes

azlin ps

Output: 

[alice-vm] root     1  0.0  0.1  init
[alice-vm] root     100  0.2  1.5  python app.py
[bob-vm]  root     1  0.0  0.1  init
[bob-vm]  www      250  1.5  3.2  node server.js
[carol-vm] root    1  0.0  0.1  init
[carol-vm] azure   180  0.8  2.1  python train.py

Grouped Output

azlin ps --grouped

Output: 

=== alice-vm ===
USER  PID  %CPU %MEM COMMAND
root  1    0.0  0.1  init
root  100  0.2  1.5  python app.py

=== bob-vm ===
USER  PID  %CPU %MEM COMMAND
root  1    0.0  0.1  init
www   250  1.5  3.2  node server.js

=== carol-vm ===
USER  PID  %CPU %MEM COMMAND
root  1    0.0  0.1  init
azure 180  0.8  2.1  python train.py

Common Use Cases

Find Python Processes

azlin ps | grep python

Check Resource Usage

# Find high CPU processes
azlin ps --grouped | grep -E "[5-9]\.[0-9]" | head -10

Monitor Specific App

azlin ps | grep "app.py"

Notes

  • SSH processes are automatically filtered out
  • Output prefixed with [vm-name] by default
  • Use --grouped for easier reading