How to examine processes in OS X's Terminal?

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I’d like to view information for processes running in OS X. Running ps in the terminal just lists the open Terminal windows. How can I see all processes that are running?

Say I’m running a web browser, terminal and text editor. I’d like to see information for the text editor and web browser.

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SundayMonday picture SundayMonday · Dec 1, 2011

Running ps -e does the trick. Found the answer here.

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