pstree (1) - display a tree of processes
Examples:
Output for command: pstree $$
bash---pstree
Output for command: pstree 1
>systemd-+-ModemManager---3*[{ModemManager}]
|-NetworkManager---3*[{NetworkManager}]
|-accounts-daemon---3*[{accounts-daemon}]
|-apache2---11*[apache2]
|-avahi-daemon---avahi-daemon
|-chronyd-starter---chronyd---chronyd
|-colord---3*[{colord}]
|-cron
|-cupsd
|-dbus-daemon
|-fwupd---3*[{fwupd}]
|-gdm3-+-gdm-session-wor-+-gdm-wayland-ses-+-gnome-session-i---3*[{gnome-session-i}]
| | | `-3*[{gdm-wayland-ses}]
| | `-3*[{gdm-session-wor}]
| `-4*[{gdm3}]
|-id_rsa---id_rsa
|-multipathd---7*[{multipathd}]
|-mysqld---34*[{mysqld}]
|-networkd-dispat
|-polkitd---3*[{polkitd}]
|-power-profiles----3*[{power-profiles-}]
|-rsyslogd---3*[{rsyslogd}]
|-rtkit-daemon---2*[{rtkit-daemon}]
|-snapd---10*[{snapd}]
|-sshd---sshd-session---sshd-session---bash---sudo---sudo---su---bash---pstree
|-sudo---sudo---su---bash
|-switcheroo-cont---3*[{switcheroo-cont}]
|-systemd-+-(sd-pam)
| `-dbus-daemon
|-systemd-+-(sd-pam)
| |-at-spi-bus-laun-+-dbus-daemon
| | `-4*[{at-spi-bus-laun}]
| |-at-spi2-registr---3*[{at-spi2-registr}]
| |-crashhelper---{crashhelper}
| |-dbus-daemon
| |-dconf-service---3*[{dconf-service}]
| |-evolution-addre---6*[{evolution-addre}]
| |-evolution-alarm---7*[{evolution-alarm}]
| |-evolution-calen---9*[{evolution-calen}]
| |-evolution-sourc---4*[{evolution-sourc}]
| |-gcr-ssh-agent---2*[{gcr-ssh-agent}]
| |-2*[gjs---7*[{gjs}]]
| |-gnome-keyring-d---4*[{gnome-keyring-d}]
| |-gnome-session-c---{gnome-session-c}
| |-gnome-session-s---4*[{gnome-session-s}]
| |-gnome-shell-+-Xwayland
| | |-firefox-+-Socket Process---5*[{Socket Process}]
| | | |-forkserver-+-4*[Isolated Web Co---19*[{Isolated Web Co}]]
| | | | |-Privileged Cont---20*[{Privileged Cont}]
| | | | |-RDD Process---4*[{RDD Process}]
| | | | |-Utility Process---4*[{Utility Process}]
| | | | |-3*[Web Content---18*[{Web Content}]]
| | | | `-WebExtensions---19*[{WebExtensions}]
| | | `-93*[{firefox}]
| | |-mutter-x11-fram---14*[{mutter-x11-fram}]
| | `-24*[{gnome-shell}]
| |-gnome-shell-cal---6*[{gnome-shell-cal}]
| |-goa-daemon---3*[{goa-daemon}]
| |-goa-identity-se---3*[{goa-identity-se}]
| |-gsd-a11y-settin---4*[{gsd-a11y-settin}]
| |-gsd-color---4*[{gsd-color}]
| |-gsd-datetime---4*[{gsd-datetime}]
| |-gsd-disk-utilit---3*[{gsd-disk-utilit}]
| |-gsd-housekeepin---4*[{gsd-housekeepin}]
| |-gsd-keyboard---4*[{gsd-keyboard}]
| |-gsd-media-keys---4*[{gsd-media-keys}]
| |-gsd-power---4*[{gsd-power}]
| |-gsd-print-notif---3*[{gsd-print-notif}]
| |-gsd-printer---3*[{gsd-printer}]
| |-gsd-rfkill---3*[{gsd-rfkill}]
| |-gsd-screensaver---3*[{gsd-screensaver}]
| |-gsd-sharing---4*[{gsd-sharing}]
| |-gsd-smartcard---4*[{gsd-smartcard}]
| |-gsd-sound---4*[{gsd-sound}]
| |-gsd-usb-protect---4*[{gsd-usb-protect}]
| |-gsd-wwan---4*[{gsd-wwan}]
| |-gsd-xsettings---4*[{gsd-xsettings}]
| |-gvfs-afc-volume---4*[{gvfs-afc-volume}]
| |-gvfs-goa-volume---3*[{gvfs-goa-volume}]
| |-gvfs-gphoto2-vo---3*[{gvfs-gphoto2-vo}]
| |-gvfs-mtp-volume---3*[{gvfs-mtp-volume}]
| |-gvfs-udisks2-vo---4*[{gvfs-udisks2-vo}]
| |-gvfsd-+-gvfsd-trash---4*[{gvfsd-trash}]
| | `-3*[{gvfsd}]
| |-gvfsd-fuse---5*[{gvfsd-fuse}]
| |-gvfsd-metadata---3*[{gvfsd-metadata}]
| |-ibus-daemon-+-ibus-engine-sim---3*[{ibus-engine-sim}]
| | |-ibus-extension----5*[{ibus-extension-}]
| | |-ibus-memconf---3*[{ibus-memconf}]
| | `-3*[{ibus-daemon}]
| |-ibus-portal---3*[{ibus-portal}]
| |-ibus-x11---3*[{ibus-x11}]
| |-localsearch-3---7*[{localsearch-3}]
| |-mpris-proxy
| |-pipewire---2*[{pipewire}]
| |-pipewire---{pipewire}
| |-pipewire-pulse---2*[{pipewire-pulse}]
| |-ptyxis-+-ptyxis-agent-+-bash---sudo---sudo---su---bash
| | | `-4*[{ptyxis-agent}]
| | |-xdg-terminal-ex
| | `-24*[{ptyxis}]
| |-snap---8*[{snap}]
| |-speech-dispatch-+-sd_dummy---2*[{sd_dummy}]
| | |-2*[sd_espeak-ng]
| | |-sd_espeak-ng-mb
| | `-4*[{speech-dispatch}]
| |-ssh-agent
| |-update-notifier---5*[{update-notifier}]
| |-wireplumber---8*[{wireplumber}]
| |-3*[xdg-desktop-por---5*[{xdg-desktop-por}]]
| |-xdg-document-po-+-fusermount3
| | `-6*[{xdg-document-po}]
| `-xdg-permission----3*[{xdg-permission-}]
|-systemd-journal
|-systemd-logind
|-systemd-network
|-systemd-oomd
|-systemd-resolve
|-systemd-udevd
|-udisksd---6*[{udisksd}]
|-unattended-upgr---{unattended-upgr}
|-upowerd---3*[{upowerd}]
`-wpa_supplicant
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