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## NS.getRunningScript() method

Get general info about a running script.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
getRunningScript(filename?: FilenameOrPID, hostname?: string, ...args: (string | number)[]): RunningScript | null;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  filename | [FilenameOrPID](./bitburner.filenameorpid.md) | Optional. Filename or PID of the script. |
|  hostname | string | Optional. Name of host server the script is running on. |
|  args | (string \| number)\[\] | Arguments to identify the script |

<b>Returns:</b>

[RunningScript](./bitburner.runningscript.md) \| null

The info about the running script if found, and null otherwise.

## Remarks

RAM cost: 0.3 GB

Running with no args returns current script. If you use a PID as the first parameter, the hostname and args parameters are unnecessary.

