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Query the parent processes recursively, up to the first process. (On some platforms, like Windows, the process tree is not a tree and may contain loops, in which case ps_descent() only goes up until the first repetition.)

Usage

ps_descent(p = ps_handle())

Arguments

p

Process handle.

Value

A list of process handles, starting with p, each one is the parent process of the previous one.

Examples

ps_descent()
#> [[1]]
#> <ps::ps_handle> PID=7339, NAME=R, AT=2025-04-12 12:51:54.13
#> 
#> [[2]]
#> <ps::ps_handle> PID=1752, NAME=Runner.Worker, AT=2025-04-12 12:49:44.23
#> 
#> [[3]]
#> <ps::ps_handle> PID=1735, NAME=Runner.Listener, AT=2025-04-12 12:49:42.76
#> 
#> [[4]]
#> <ps::ps_handle> PID=833, NAME=provisioner, AT=2025-04-12 12:44:44.66
#> 
#> [[5]]
#> <ps::ps_handle> PID=1, NAME=systemd, AT=2025-04-12 12:44:34.48
#>