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Shell MacOS¶

`lsof` - list open files¶

Check Process on Port¶

sudo lsof -i :PORTNUMBER

Example

➜ sudo lsof -i :5432

COMMAND    PID    USER   FD   TYPE             DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
postgres 29756 oivasiv    7u  IPv6 0xa7285793950712d5      0t0  TCP localhost:postgresql (LISTEN)
postgres 29756 oivasiv    8u  IPv4 0xa728579d2f85d74d      0t0  TCP localhost:postgresql (LISTEN)

List Listening Ports¶

sudo lsof -iTCP -sTCP:LISTEN -P -n

-P: Disables port name resolution, displaying only port numbers.
-n: Disables hostname resolution, displaying only IP addresses.