# How to Determine Which Ports are Listening in Linux

> Netstat command

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**Published on:** 2024-02-27
**Categories:** netstat, linux
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Use the netstat command sudo netstat -plnt to determine what ports are listening. ```sh [ ~]$ sudo netstat -plnt Active Internet connections (only servers) Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State PID/Program name tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:22 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 100759/sshd tcp6 0 0 :::22 :::* LISTEN 100759/sshd tcp6 0 0 :::4343 :::* LISTEN 58308/docker-proxy tcp6 0 0 :::9090 :::* LISTEN 58298/docker-proxy [~]$ ```

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