ss - another utility to investigate sockets
ss [-t] [-u] [-l] [-n] [-p]
Options you will use
-t / -u- TCP / UDP.
-l- Listening sockets only.
-n- Numeric: do not resolve names or ports.
-p- Show the owning process (needs root).
-H, --no-header- Do not print the header line (good before wc -l).
-e, --extended- Show detailed socket information: uid, inode, cookie.
-o, --options- Show timer information (retransmit, keepalive, time-wait countdown).
-s, --summary- Print summary statistics: how many sockets per state and protocol.
-t, --tcp- TCP sockets.
-u, --udp- UDP sockets.
-a, --all- Listening and non-listening sockets (all states).
-n, --numeric- Do not resolve service names: show :443, not :https.
-l, --listening- Only listening sockets.
-p, --processes- Show the process using the socket (needs root for other users' processes).
Examples
$ sudo ss -tlnpeverything listening, with its process - the netstat replacement
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