Tasklist
Updated: January 21, 2005
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
Tasklist
Displays a list of currently running processes on either a local or remote machine.
Syntax
tasklist [/s Computer [/u Domain\User [/p Password]]] [{/m Module | /svc | /v}] [/fo {TABLE | LIST | CSV}] [/nh] [/fi Filter [/fi Filter [ ... ]]]
Parameters
- /s Computer
- Specifies the name or IP address of a remote computer (do not use backslashes). The default is the local computer.
- /u Domain \ User
- Runs the command with the account permissions of the user specified by User or Domain\User. The default is the permissions of the current logged on user on the computer issuing the command.
- /p Password
- Specifies the password of the user account that is specified in the /u parameter.
- /m Module
- Lists all tasks that have DLL modules loaded in them matching the given pattern name. If the module name is not specified, this option displays all modules loaded by each task.
- /svc
- Lists all the service information for each process without truncation. Valid when the /fo parameter is set to TABLE.
- /v
- Specifies that verbose task information be displayed in the output. To see complete verbose output without truncation, use in conjunction with the /svc parameter.
- /fo{ TABLE| LIST| CSV}
- Specifies the format to use for the output. Valid values are TABLE, LIST, and CSV. The default format for output is TABLE.
- /nh
- Suppresses column headers in the output. Valid when the /fo parameter is set to TABLE or CSV.
- /fi Filter
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Specifies the types of process(es) to include in or exclude from the query. The following table lists valid filter names, operators, and values.
Name Operators Value Status
eq, ne
RUNNING | NOT RESPONDING | UNKNOWN
Imagename
eq, ne
Any valid string.
PID
eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le
Any valid positive integer.
Session
eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le
Any valid session number.
SessionName
eq, ne
Any valid string.
CPUTime
eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le
Valid time in the format of hh:mm:ss. The mm and ss parameters should be between 0 and 59 and hh can be any valid unsigned numeric value.
Memusage
eq, ne, gt, lt, ge, le
Any valid integer.
Username
eq, ne
Any valid user name ([Domain\]User).
Services
eq, ne
Any valid string.
Windowtitle
eq, ne
Any valid string.
- /?
- Displays help at the command prompt.
Remarks
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The "WindowTitle" and "Status" filters are not supported when querying on a remote system.
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Tasklist is a replacement for the tlist tool.
Examples
The following examples show how you can use the tasklist command:
tasklist /v /fi "PID gt 1000" /fo csv
tasklist /fi "USERNAME ne NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" /fi "STATUS eq running"
tasklist /v /fi "STATUS eq running"
tasklist /s srvmain /nh tasklist /s srvmain /svc /fi "Modules eq ntdll*"
tasklist /s srvmain /u maindom\hiropln /p p@ssW23 /nh
Formatting legend
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Information that the user must supply |
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Bold |
Elements that the user must type exactly as shown |
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Ellipsis (...) |
Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line |
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Between brackets ([]) |
Optional items |
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Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (|). Example: {even|odd} |
Set of choices from which the user must choose only one |
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Code or program output |
