docker-container-top

Show running processes in a container

$ docker container top [container]

$ docker container top [container] aux

docker container top container [ps options]

docker container top displays the running processes inside a container, similar to the Unix ps command but scoped to a specific container's process namespace. This provides visibility into what is actually executing within the container at any given moment.
The command accepts standard ps options to customize the output format and control which process attributes are displayed. This is particularly useful for debugging containers, verifying that expected processes are running, and investigating resource usage at the process level.

docker-top(1), docker-container-stats(1)