I only have time for a short answer at the moment.
You need to sort by the PPID parent process ID first, so that you can trace each process back through its parents. Everything traces back to 0 eventually.
Example: Process 6017's parent is 6003. 6003's parent is 1. 1's parent is 0.
The details of how you do that - a spreadsheet or databse or graphing program - will be up to you, but the end result is you writing a tree that starts with PID 0, which branches to PIDs 1 and 2, then PID 1 branches to 4075, 6003, etc, while PID 2 branches to 3, 4, 5, 6, etc.
I just got those rough results by pasting your table into a spreadsheet, and sorting by PPID, then PID, but you'll need to do more shaping than that to make it into a tree.
Can someone tell me how I would make a process tree with the following data:
F S UID PID PPID C PRI NI ADDR SZ WCHAN TTY TIME CMD
4 S 0 1 0 0 80 0 - 764 select ? 00:00:01 init
5 S 0 2 0 0 75 -5 - 0 kthrea ? 00:00:00 kthreadd
1 S 0 3 2 0 -40 - - 0 migrat ? 00:00:00 migration/0
1 S 0 4 2 0 75 -5 - 0 ksofti ? 00:00:00 ksoftirqd/0
5 S 0 5 2 0 -40 - - 0 watchd ? 00:00:00 watchdog/0
1 S 0 6 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 events/0
1 S 0 7 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 khelper
1 S 0 46 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 kintegrityd/0
1 S 0 48 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 kblockd/0
1 S 0 50 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 kacpid
1 S 0 51 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 kacpi_notify
1 S 0 129 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 cqueue
1 S 0 133 2 0 75 -5 - 0 serio_ ? 00:00:00 kseriod
1 S 0 167 2 0 80 0 - 0 pdflus ? 00:00:00 pdflush
1 S 0 168 2 0 80 0 - 0 pdflus ? 00:00:00 pdflush
1 S 0 169 2 0 75 -5 - 0 kswapd ? 00:00:03 kswapd0
1 S 0 211 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 aio/0
1 S 0 1181 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 ksuspend_usbd
1 S 0 1184 2 0 75 -5 - 0 hub_th ? 00:00:00 khubd
1 S 0 1199 2 0 75 -5 - 0 hpsbpk ? 00:00:00 khpsbpkt
1 S 0 1210 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 ata/0
1 S 0 1213 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 ata_aux
1 S 0 1940 2 0 75 -5 - 0 nodemg ? 00:00:00 knodemgrd_0
1 S 0 1944 2 0 75 -5 - 0 scsi_e ? 00:00:00 scsi_eh_0
1 S 0 1945 2 0 75 -5 - 0 scsi_e ? 00:00:00 scsi_eh_1
1 S 0 2247 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 aufsd
1 S 0 2249 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 aufsd
1 S 0 2250 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 aufsd
1 S 0 2251 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 aufsd
1 S 0 2284 2 0 60 -20 - 0 loop_t ? 00:00:03 loop0
5 S 0 4075 1 0 76 -4 - 609 select ? 00:00:00 udevd
1 S 0 4295 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 kpsmoused
1 S 0 4777 2 0 75 -5 - 0 pccard ? 00:00:00 pccardd
1 S 0 4779 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 ipw2100/0
4 S 0 6003 1 0 80 0 - 739 wait tty4 00:00:00 login
4 S 0 6006 1 0 80 0 - 739 wait tty5 00:00:00 login
4 S 0 6014 1 0 80 0 - 739 wait tty2 00:00:00 login
4 S 999 6017 6003 0 80 0 - 1440 read_c tty4 00:00:00 bash
4 S 999 6018 6006 0 80 0 - 1440 read_c tty5 00:00:00 bash
4 S 0 6019 1 0 80 0 - 739 wait tty3 00:00:00 login
4 S 999 6020 6014 0 80 0 - 1440 read_c tty2 00:00:00 bash
4 S 0 6024 1 0 80 0 - 739 wait tty6 00:00:00 login
4 S 999 6027 6019 0 80 0 - 1440 read_c tty3 00:00:00 bash
4 S 999 6028 6024 0 80 0 - 1440 read_c tty6 00:00:00 bash
1 S 0 6289 1 0 80 0 - 576 poll ? 00:00:00 acpid
1 S 0 6323 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 kondemand/0
5 S 101 6403 1 0 80 0 - 503 select ? 00:00:00 syslogd
4 S 0 6456 1 0 80 0 - 485 syslog ? 00:00:00 dd
1 S 102 6458 1 0 80 0 - 890 pipe_w ? 00:00:00 klogd
5 S 108 6481 1 0 80 0 - 757 poll ? 00:00:01 dbus-daemon
5 S 110 6503 1 0 80 0 - 722 poll ? 00:00:00 avahi-daemon
1 S 110 6504 6503 0 80 0 - 722 unix_s ? 00:00:00 avahi-daemon
5 S 0 6552 1 0 80 0 - 1602 ep_pol ? 00:00:00 cupsd
5 S 111 6630 1 0 80 0 - 1605 poll ? 00:00:01 hald
5 S 0 6633 1 0 80 0 - 4097 poll ? 00:00:00 console-kit-da
0 S 0 6696 6630 0 80 0 - 841 poll ? 00:00:00 hald-runner
4 S 0 6716 6696 0 80 0 - 1302 poll ? 00:00:00 hald-addon-del
0 S 0 6725 6696 0 80 0 - 859 poll ? 00:00:00 hald-addon-inp
0 S 0 6729 6696 0 80 0 - 862 poll ? 00:00:00 hald-addon-cpu
4 S 111 6730 6696 0 80 0 - 574 unix_s ? 00:00:00 hald-addon-acp
4 S 0 6739 6696 0 80 0 - 860 poll ? 00:00:00 hald-addon-sto
5 S 0 6785 1 0 80 0 - 872 poll ? 00:00:00 bluetoothd
1 S 0 6793 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 btaddconn
1 S 0 6795 2 0 75 -5 - 0 worker ? 00:00:00 btdelconn
5 S 0 6806 2 0 70 -10 - 0 rfcomm ? 00:00:00 krfcommd
5 S 0 6842 1 0 80 0 - 3688 poll ? 00:00:01 NetworkManager
4 S 0 6852 1 0 80 0 - 1060 select ? 00:00:00 wpa_supplicant
4 S 0 6854 1 0 80 0 - 1694 poll ? 00:00:00 nm-system-sett
5 S 0 6942 1 0 80 0 - 3560 poll ? 00:00:00 gdm
5 S 0 6943 6942 0 80 0 - 3685 select ? 00:00:00 gdm
4 R 0 6948 6943 5 80 0 - 17706 - tty7 00:00:46 Xorg
1 S 0 6965 1 0 80 0 - 1084 poll ? 00:00:00 system-tools-b
1 S 1 6983 1 0 80 0 - 517 hrtime ? 00:00:00 atd
1 S 0 7015 1 0 80 0 - 853 hrtime ? 00:00:00 cron
4 S 0 7106 1 0 80 0 - 739 wait tty1 00:00:00 login
4 S 999 7115 7106 0 80 0 - 1440 read_c tty1 00:00:00 bash
4 S 999 7223 6943 0 80 0 - 6191 poll ? 00:00:00 x-session-mana
1 S 999 7418 7223 0 80 0 - 1185 select ? 00:00:00 ssh-agent
1 S 999 7421 1 0 80 0 - 781 select ? 00:00:00 dbus-launch
1 S 999 7422 1 0 80 0 - 759 poll ? 00:00:00 dbus-daemon
1 S 999 7425 1 0 69 -11 - 7227 poll ? 00:00:00 pulseaudio
0 S 999 7428 7425 0 80 0 - 1882 poll ? 00:00:00 gconf-helper
0 S 999 7430 1 0 80 0 - 1932 poll ? 00:00:01 gconfd-2
1 S 999 7440 7223 0 80 0 - 4428 poll ? 00:00:00 seahorse-agent
0 S 999 7444 7223 0 80 0 - 3479 poll ? 00:00:00 gnome-keyring-
1 S 999 7447 1 0 80 0 - 3707 poll ? 00:00:00 gnome-keyring-
1 S 999 7449 1 0 80 0 - 10275 poll ? 00:00:01 gnome-settings
0 S 999 7450 7223 0 80 0 - 461 wait ? 00:00:00 compiz
0 S 999 7513 1 0 80 0 - 1422 poll ? 00:00:00 gvfsd
0 S 999 7516 7450 0 80 0 - 5476 poll ? 00:00:07 compiz.real
1 S 999 7522 1 0 80 0 - 7299 futex_ ? 00:00:00 gvfs-fuse-daem
0 S 999 7535 7223 1 80 0 - 9651 poll ? 00:00:11 gnome-panel
0 S 999 7536 7223 1 80 0 - 16616 poll ? 00:00:10 nautilus
0 S 999 7539 1 0 80 0 - 8130 poll ? 00:00:00 bonobo-activat
0 S 999 7554 7223 0 80 0 - 9887 poll ? 00:00:00 evolution-alar
0 S 999 7555 7223 0 80 0 - 3687 poll ? 00:00:00 bluetooth-appl
0 S 999 7559 7223 0 80 0 - 10099 poll ? 00:00:05 nm-applet
0 S 999 7565 7223 0 80 0 - 6369 poll ? 00:00:01 python
0 S 999 7566 7223 0 80 0 - 6596 poll ? 00:00:00 update-notifie
0 S 999 7573 1 0 80 0 - 3535 poll ? 00:00:00 gvfs-hal-volum
1 S 999 7574 1 0 80 0 - 5921 poll ? 00:00:00 gnome-power-ma
0 S 999 7577 1 0 80 0 - 1392 poll ? 00:00:00 gvfs-gphoto2-v
0 S 999 7580 1 0 80 0 - 1389 poll ? 00:00:00 gvfsd-burn
0 S 999 7589 7516 0 80 0 - 461 wait ? 00:00:00 sh
0 S 999 7590 7589 0 80 0 - 461 wait ? 00:00:00 compiz-decorat
0 S 999 7592 7590 0 80 0 - 5343 poll ? 00:00:04 gtk-window-dec
0 S 999 7599 1 0 80 0 - 5792 poll ? 00:00:00 trashapplet
0 S 999 7607 1 0 80 0 - 5548 poll ? 00:00:00 gvfsd-trash
1 S 999 7638 1 0 80 0 - 5304 poll ? 00:00:02 gnome-screensa
0 S 999 7665 1 0 80 0 - 6728 poll ? 00:00:00 fast-user-swit
0 S 999 7668 1 0 80 0 - 11267 poll ? 00:00:00 mixer_applet2
0 S 999 7817 1 0 80 0 - 6018 poll ? 00:00:00 notification-d
0 S 999 7823 1 0 99 19 - 7729 poll ? 00:00:00 trackerd
4 S 0 7885 6842 0 80 0 - 563 select ? 00:00:00 dhclient
0 S 999 8017 1 0 80 0 - 8097 poll ? 00:00:00 evolution-exch
1 S 0 8051 2 0 75 -5 - 0 scsi_e ? 00:00:00 scsi_eh_2
1 S 0 8052 2 0 75 -5 - 0 usb_st ? 00:00:00 usb-storage
0 S 0 8107 6696 0 80 0 - 860 poll ? 00:00:00 hald-addon-sto
0 S 999 8145 1 0 80 0 - 1611 poll ? 00:00:00 gvfsd-network
0 S 999 8151 1 0 80 0 - 5461 poll ? 00:00:00 gvfsd-smb-brow
0 S 999 8154 1 0 80 0 - 1421 poll ? 00:00:00 gvfsd-dnssd
0 S 999 8260 1 4 80 0 - 51231 poll ? 00:00:20 soffice.bin
0 S 999 8310 1 7 80 0 - 36918 poll ? 00:00:25 firefox
0 S 999 8474 1 1 80 0 - 26454 select ? 00:00:04 gnome-terminal
0 S 999 8489 8474 0 80 0 - 728 unix_s ? 00:00:00 gnome-pty-help
0 S 999 8490 8474 0 80 0 - 1436 wait pts/0 00:00:00 bash
0 R 999 8646 8490 0 80 0 - 629 - pts/0 00:00:00 ps
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