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In UNIX, what are the Ss, Sl, and Ssl proccess types I see with ps aux?

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Mar 15, 2026111127 views
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When doing a command, I see some process listed as , and . What do these mean?

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root     24653  0.0  0.0   2256     8 ?        Ss   Apr12   0:00 /bin/bash -c /usr/bin/python /var/python/report_watchman.py 
root     24654  0.0  0.0  74412    88 ?        Sl   Apr12   0:01 /usr/bin/python /var/python/report_watchman.py
root     21976  0.0  0.0   2256     8 ?        Ss   Apr14   0…

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