Lua:getProcesslist

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<> Lua API Reference

function getProcesslist(Strings OPTIONAL) : table - Strings

Returns a table with the process list (PID → name) if Strings is not set. If Strings is provided, it fills the given Strings object with the system's process list.

Format: %x - pidname

Function Parameters

Parameter Type Description
Strings Strings Optional. If provided, fills this Strings object with the process list.

Example

1 -- Without Strings object
2 local plist = getProcesslist()
3 for pid, name in pairs(plist) do
4   print(string.format("0x%X - %s", pid, name))
5 end

Main Pages

Core Lua documentation entry points

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Process Open / Creation

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Process Control / Target State