= Script: Find Ports in Use on Solaris = **Summary**: How to find the process which listens on a port. \\ **Date**: 2004 \\ **Refactor**: 6 April 2025: Checked links and formatting. \\ {{tag>bash solaris}} Run the script below to find the process which listens on a port. = Script =


#!/bin/ksh

line='---------------------------------------------'
 pids=$(/usr/bin/ps -ef -o pid=)

if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 read ans?"Enter port you would like to know pid for: "
 else
 ans=$1
 fi

for f in $pids
 do
 /usr/proc/bin/pfiles $f 2>/dev/null | /usr/xpg4/bin/grep -q "port: $ans"
 if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
 echo $line
 echo "Port: $ans is being used by PID:\\c"
 pargs -l $f
 #/usr/bin/ps -o pid,args -p $f
 fi
 done
 exit 0

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