[Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [NS](./bitburner.ns.md) > [getRunningScript](./bitburner.ns.getrunningscript.md) ## NS.getRunningScript() method Get general info about a running script. Signature: ```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 | Returns: [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.