moby--moby/docs/man/docker-top.1.md

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% JUNE 2014
# NAME
docker-top - Display the running processes of a container

# SYNOPSIS
**docker top**
CONTAINER [ps OPTIONS]

# DESCRIPTION

Look up the running process of the container. ps-OPTION can be any of the
 options you would pass to a Linux ps command.

# OPTIONS
There are no available options.

# EXAMPLES

Run **docker top** with the ps option of -x:

    $ sudo docker top 8601afda2b -x
    PID      TTY       STAT       TIME         COMMAND
    16623    ?         Ss         0:00         sleep 99999


# HISTORY
April 2014, Originally compiled by William Henry (whenry at redhat dot com)
based on docker.com source material and internal work.
June 2014, updated by Sven Dowideit <SvenDowideit@home.org.au>