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Get Process / Sort Processes By Memory Usage

Sort Processes By Memory Usage

Get Process command syntax to sort processes by memory usage. Copyable examples, output expectations, and common mistakes.

$
Terminal
Get-Process | Sort-Object -Property WS

Command Breakdown

What each part is doing

Get-Process
Base Command
The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Get Process before the shell applies any redirect operators.
-Property
Command Option
Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.

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