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The traditional Unix `ps` only shows the current process and its parents by default. Nushell's implementation shows all of the processes on the system by default.
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What if we wanted to show the processes that were actively running? Just as we did with `ls` above, we can also work with the table that `ps`_outputs_:
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What if we wanted to just show the processes that are actively running? As with `ls` above, we can also work with the table that `ps`_outputs_:
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```nu
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ps | where status == Running
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5.`get name` returns the _value_ of the `name` field from the previous command, so `"Cargo.lock"` (a string). This is also a simple example of a [`cell-path`](./types_of_data.md#cell-paths) that can be used to navigate and isolate structured data.
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6. The last line uses the `$in` variable to reference the output of line 5. The result is a command that says _"Copy 'Cargo.lock' to the home directory"_
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[`get`](/commands/docs/get.md) and its counterpart [`select`](/commands/docs/select.md) are two of the most used filters in Nushell, but it might not be easy to
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spot the difference between them at first glance. When you're ready to start using them more extensively, see [Using `get` and `select`](./navigating_structured_data.md#using-get-and-select) for a guide.
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## Getting Help
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Nushell provides an extensive, in-shell Help system. For example
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