# procs Modern Process Viewer CLI

> A modern replacement for ps written in Rust. procs provides colorized, human-readable process listings with multi-column keyword search, TCP/UDP port display, Docker container names, and tree views.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/procs-modern-process-viewer-cli` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/procs-modern-process-viewer-cli`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/procs-modern-process-viewer-cli/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector CAUTION)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/procs-modern-process-viewer-cli

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# procs Modern Process Viewer CLI

A modern replacement for ps written in Rust. procs provides colorized, human-readable process listings with multi-column keyword search, TCP/UDP port display, Docker container names, and tree views.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- brew install procs
- cargo install procs

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Docker container name
- ### Show Docker container name
- If you have access permission to docker daemon ( unix:///var/run/docker.sock ), Docker column is added.

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- [Usage](#usage)
- ### Download binary
- Download from [release page](https://github.com/dalance/procs/releases/latest), and extract to the directory in PATH.

- Source: https://github.com/dalance/procs
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dalance/procs/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/procs-modern-process-viewer-cli/)