Tasklist Explained

In computing, tasklist is a command available in Microsoft Windows^[1] and in the AROS shell.^[2] It was included in Windows XP and later Microsoft Windows operating systems.

It is equivalent to the [[Ps (Unix)|ps]] command in Unix and Unix-like operating systems and can also be compared with the Windows task manager (taskmgr).

Windows NT 4.0, the Windows 98 Resource Kit, the Windows 2000 Support Tools, and ReactOS^[3] include the similar tlist command. Additionally, Microsoft provides the similar PsList command as part of Windows Sysinternals.^[4]

Usage

Microsoft Windows

On Microsoft Windows tasklist shows all of the different local computer processes currently running. tasklist may also be used to show the processes of a remote system by using the command: tasklist /S "SYSTEM".

Optionally, they can be listed sorted by either the imagename, the PID or the amount of computer usage. But by default, they are sorted by chronological order:

See also

• Task manager
• [[nmon]] - a system monitor tool for the AIX and Linux operating systems.
• [[pgrep]]
• [[pstree]]
• [[top (software)|top]]

Further reading

• Book: Stanek, William R.. 2008. Windows Command-Line Administrator's Pocket Consultant, 2nd Edition. Microsoft Press. 978-0735622623.
• Book: John Paul Mueller. 2007. Windows Administration at the Command Line for Windows Vista, Windows 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000. John Wiley & Sons. 978-0470165799.

External links

• tasklist | Microsoft Docs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tasklist Microsoft Docs.
2. Web site: AROS Research Operating System. 2018-10-05. 2019-07-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20190702203042/http://aros.sourceforge.net/documentation/users/shell/index.php. dead.
3. Web site: Reactos/Reactos. GitHub. 4 November 2021.
4. Web site: PsList - Windows Sysinternals.