Microsoft DOS tasklist command
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About tasklist
Availability
Syntax
Examples
About tasklist
This tool displays a list of currently running
processes on either a local or remote machine.
Availability
The tasklist command is an external command that is available in the below Microsoft operating systems.
Windows XP Professional
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Syntax
TASKLIST [/S system [/U username
[/P [password]]]] [/M [module] | /SVC | /V] [/FI filter] [/FO format] [/NH]
| /S system |
Specifies the remote system to connect
to. |
| /U [domain\]user |
Specifies the user context under which the command should execute. |
| /P [password] |
Specifies the password for the
given user context. Prompts for input if omitted. |
| /M [module] |
Lists all tasks currently using the
given exe/dll name. If the module name is not specified all loaded
modules are displayed. |
| /SVC |
Displays services hosted in each process. |
| /V |
Displays verbose task information. |
| /FI filter |
Displays a set of tasks that match a
given criteria specified by the filter. |
| /FO format |
Specifies the output format. Valid
values: "TABLE", "LIST", "CSV". |
| /NH |
Specifies that the "Column Header" should
not be displayed in the output. Valid only for "TABLE" and "CSV"
formats. |
Filters
| Filter Name |
Valid Operators |
Valid values |
| STATUS |
eq, ne |
RUNNING | NOT RESPONDING | UNKNOWN |
| IMAGENAME |
eq, ne |
Image name |
| PID |
eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le |
PID value |
| SESSION |
eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le |
Session number |
| SESSIONNAME |
eq, ne |
Session name |
| CPUTIME |
eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le |
CPU time in the format of hh:mm:ss.
hh - hours,
mm -
minutes
ss - seconds |
| MEMUSAGE |
eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le |
Memory usage in KB |
| USERNAME |
eq, ne |
User name in [domain\]user format |
| SERVICES |
eq, ne |
Service name |
| WINDOWTITLE |
eq, ne |
Window title |
| MODULES |
eq, ne |
DLL name |
NOTE: "WINDOWTITLE" and "STATUS" filters are not supported when querying
a remote machine.
Tip: See the operator definition for full information
about operators and eq, ge, gt, le, lt, and ne.
Examples
tasklist
Running tasklist alone will show all currently running tasks
on the computer the command is being run on.
tasklist > process.txt
The above command takes the output displayed by tasklist and
saves it to the process.txt file.
Ttasklist /fi "memusage gt 50000"
This next example will display any currently running tasks
that are using more than 50MB of memory.
Tip: If you see a task you wish to kill you can kill the task using the taskkill command. |
