Process name

The name of the program, which is typically the name of the executable.

ps_name(p = ps_handle())

Arguments

p

Process handle.

Value

Character scalar.

Details

On Unix this can change, e.g. via an exec*() system call.

ps_name() works on zombie processes.

See also

Other process handle functions: ps_children(), ps_cmdline(), ps_connections(), ps_cpu_times(), ps_create_time(), ps_cwd(), ps_descent(), ps_environ(), ps_exe(), ps_handle(), ps_interrupt(), ps_is_running(), ps_kill(), ps_memory_info(), ps_num_fds(), ps_num_threads(), ps_open_files(), ps_pid(), ps_ppid(), ps_resume(), ps_send_signal(), ps_shared_libs(), ps_status(), ps_suspend(), ps_terminal(), ps_terminate(), ps_uids(), ps_username()

Examples

p <- ps_handle()
p
#> <ps::ps_handle> PID=4139632, NAME=R, AT=2025-10-29 18:06:27.39
ps_name(p)
#> [1] "R"
ps_exe(p)
#> [1] "/opt/R/4.5.1/lib/R/bin/exec/R"
ps_cmdline(p)
#> [1] "/opt/R/4.5.1/lib/R/bin/exec/R"          
#> [2] "--slave"                                
#> [3] "--no-save"                              
#> [4] "--no-restore"                           
#> [5] "-f"                                     
#> [6] "/tmp/Rtmpnw7xO0/callr-scr-3f28f2419d029"