extended-jobs

A simple command-line tool written in Go.

This tool displays information about running processes on Linux-based systems (similar to ps).

Features

• Lists only processes started from the terminal
• Displays detailed process information, including:
  • PID: The Process ID.
  • STAT: The current process state (e.g., RUNNING, STOPPED, or DEFUNCT).
  • COMMAND: The original command used to start the process, including arguments.
  • DIRECTORY: The current working directory of the process.
• Automatically adjusts column widths for better readability
• Lightweight and fast, with minimal system resource usage
• No external dependencies; a single standalone binary

Requirements

• Linux-based operating system

  (Tested on Ubuntu 22.04, but should work on other distributions such as Fedora or Debian)

Installation

Option 1: Download a pre-built binary

1. Download the appropriate binary for your system from the releases page.
2. Place the binary file in a directory of your choice.
3. (Optional) Add the binary's directory to your PATH environment variable for easy access.

Option 2: Install from source

1. Ensure that Go is installed on your system.

2. Clone the repository and build the binary:

   git clone https://github.com/poponta1218/extended-jobs.git
   cd extended-jobs
   go build -o ejobs

Usage

Run the compiled binary from your terminal:

./ejobs

To simplify execution, consider adding the binary's directory to your PATH environment variable.

Example output

 PID    STAT      COMMAND DIRECTORY
1234 RUNNING less foo.dat /home/user
5678 RUNNING  vim main.go /home/user/projects
9999 STOPPED    sh bar.sh /home/user

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.