lsof

Lists open files and the corresponding processes. Note: Root privileges (or sudo) is required to list files opened by others. More information: <https://manned.org/lsof>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/lsof.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install lsof
Ubuntu
apt-get install lsof
Alpine
apk add lsof
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S lsof
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install lsof
CentOS
yum install lsof
Fedora
dnf install lsof
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install lsof
OS X
brew install lsof
Raspbian
apt-get install lsof
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/lsof
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/lsof lsof powered by Commando

Lists open files and the corresponding processes. Note: Root privileges (or sudo) is required to list files opened by others. More information: <https://manned.org/lsof>.

  • Find the processes that have a given file open:
    lsof path/to/file
  • Find the process that opened a local internet port:
    lsof -i :port
  • Only output the process ID (PID):
    lsof -t path/to/file
  • List files opened by the given user:
    lsof -u username
  • List files opened by the given command or process:
    lsof -c process_or_command_name
  • List files opened by a specific process, given its PID:
    lsof -p PID
  • List open files in a directory:
    lsof +D path/to/directory
  • Find the process that is listening on a local IPv6 TCP port and don't convert network or port numbers:
    lsof -i6TCP:port -sTCP:LISTEN -n -P

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