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8 | <sect1 id="ch-system-procps-ng" role="wrap"> |
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9 | <?dbhtml filename="procps-ng.html"?> |
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10 | |
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11 | <title>Procps-ng-&procps-ng-version;</title> |
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12 | |
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13 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps-ng"> |
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14 | <primary sortas="a-Procps-ng">Procps-ng</primary> |
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15 | </indexterm> |
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16 | |
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17 | <sect2 role="package"> |
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18 | <title/> |
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19 | |
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20 | <para>The Procps-ng package contains programs for monitoring |
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21 | processes.</para> |
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22 | |
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23 | </sect2> |
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24 | |
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25 | <sect2 role="installation"> |
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26 | <title>Installation of Procps-ng</title> |
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27 | |
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28 | <para os="a">Prepare procps-ng for compilation:</para> |
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29 | |
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30 | <screen os="b"><userinput>./configure \ |
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31 | --prefix=/usr \ |
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32 | --exec-prefix= \ |
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33 | --libdir=/usr/lib \ |
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34 | --docdir=/usr/share/doc/procps-ng-&procps-ng-version; \ |
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35 | --disable-kill</userinput></screen> |
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36 | |
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37 | <variablelist os="c"> |
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38 | <title>The meaning of the configure options:</title> |
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39 | <varlistentry> |
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40 | <term><parameter>--disable-kill</parameter></term> |
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41 | <listitem> |
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42 | <para>This switch disables building the <command>kill</command> |
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43 | program - a better version was installed by the Util-linux package.</para> |
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44 | </listitem> |
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45 | </varlistentry> |
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46 | </variablelist> |
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47 | |
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48 | <para os="d">Compile the package:</para> |
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49 | |
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50 | <screen os="e"><userinput>make</userinput></screen> |
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51 | |
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52 | <note os="note1"> |
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53 | <para>When using the boot method, two tests will fail if the hostname is |
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54 | not set. If you have booted the temporary system, and want to run the |
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55 | test suite, run the following command:</para> |
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56 | |
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57 | <screen><userinput remap="test">hostname clfs</userinput></screen> |
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58 | </note> |
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59 | |
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60 | <para os="f">If running the testsuite, first disable a test which fails |
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61 | when scripting does not use a tty device:</para> |
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62 | |
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63 | <screen os="g"><userinput remap="test">sed -i -r 's|(pmap_initname)\\\$|\1|' testsuite/pmap.test/pmap.exp |
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64 | make check</userinput></screen> |
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65 | |
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66 | <para os="h">Install the package:</para> |
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67 | |
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68 | <screen os="i"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen> |
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69 | |
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70 | <para os="j">Move essential files to a location that can be found if |
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71 | <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> is not mounted:</para> |
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72 | |
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73 | <screen os="k"><userinput>mv -v /usr/lib/libprocps.so.* /lib |
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74 | ln -sfv ../../lib/$(readlink /usr/lib/libprocps.so) /usr/lib/libprocps.so</userinput></screen> |
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75 | |
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76 | </sect2> |
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77 | |
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78 | <sect2 id="contents-procps-ng" role="content"> |
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79 | <title>Contents of Procps-ng</title> |
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80 | |
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81 | <segmentedlist> |
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82 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> |
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83 | <segtitle>Installed library</segtitle> |
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84 | <segtitle>Installed directories</segtitle> |
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85 | |
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86 | <seglistitem> |
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87 | <seg>free, pgrep, pidof, pkill, pmap, ps, pwdx, slabtop, sysctl, tload, |
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88 | top, uptime, vmstat, w, watch</seg> |
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89 | <seg>libprocps.{a,so}</seg> |
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90 | <seg>/usr/include/proc, /usr/share/doc/procps-ng-&procps-ng-version;</seg> |
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91 | </seglistitem> |
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92 | </segmentedlist> |
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93 | |
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94 | <variablelist> |
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95 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead> |
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96 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> |
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97 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?> |
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98 | |
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99 | <varlistentry id="free"> |
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100 | <term><command>free</command></term> |
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101 | <listitem> |
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102 | <para>Reports the amount of free and used memory (both physical and |
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103 | swap memory) in the system</para> |
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104 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps-ng free"> |
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105 | <primary sortas="b-free">free</primary> |
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106 | </indexterm> |
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107 | </listitem> |
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108 | </varlistentry> |
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109 | |
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110 | <varlistentry id="pgrep"> |
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111 | <term><command>pgrep</command></term> |
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112 | <listitem> |
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113 | <para>Looks up processes based on their name and other attributes</para> |
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114 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps-ng pgrep"> |
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115 | <primary sortas="b-pgrep">pgrep</primary> |
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116 | </indexterm> |
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117 | </listitem> |
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118 | </varlistentry> |
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119 | |
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120 | <varlistentry id="pidof"> |
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121 | <term><command>pidof</command></term> |
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122 | <listitem> |
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123 | <para>Reports the PIDs of the given programs</para> |
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124 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps-ng pidof"> |
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125 | <primary sortas="b-pidof">pidof</primary> |
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126 | </indexterm> |
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127 | </listitem> |
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128 | </varlistentry> |
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129 | |
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130 | <varlistentry id="pkill"> |
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131 | <term><command>pkill</command></term> |
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132 | <listitem> |
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133 | <para>Signals processes based on their name and other attributes</para> |
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134 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps-ng pkill"> |
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135 | <primary sortas="b-pkill">pkill</primary> |
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136 | </indexterm> |
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137 | </listitem> |
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138 | </varlistentry> |
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139 | |
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140 | <varlistentry id="pmap"> |
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141 | <term><command>pmap</command></term> |
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142 | <listitem> |
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143 | <para>Reports the memory map of the given process</para> |
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144 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps-ng pmap"> |
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145 | <primary sortas="b-pmap">pmap</primary> |
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146 | </indexterm> |
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147 | </listitem> |
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148 | </varlistentry> |
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149 | |
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150 | <varlistentry id="ps"> |
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151 | <term><command>ps</command></term> |
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152 | <listitem> |
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153 | <para>Lists the current running processes</para> |
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154 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps-ng ps"> |
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155 | <primary sortas="b-ps">ps</primary> |
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156 | </indexterm> |
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157 | </listitem> |
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158 | </varlistentry> |
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159 | |
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160 | <varlistentry id="pwdx"> |
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161 | <term><command>pwdx</command></term> |
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162 | <listitem> |
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163 | <para>Reports the current working directory of a process</para> |
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164 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps-ng pwdx"> |
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165 | <primary sortas="b-pwdx">pwdx</primary> |
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166 | </indexterm> |
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167 | </listitem> |
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168 | </varlistentry> |
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169 | |
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170 | <varlistentry id="slabtop"> |
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171 | <term><command>slabtop</command></term> |
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172 | <listitem> |
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173 | <para>Displays detailed kernel slab cache information in real time</para> |
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174 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps-ng slabtop"> |
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175 | <primary sortas="b-slabtop">slabtop</primary> |
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176 | </indexterm> |
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177 | </listitem> |
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178 | </varlistentry> |
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179 | |
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180 | |
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181 | <varlistentry id="sysctl"> |
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182 | <term><command>sysctl</command></term> |
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183 | <listitem> |
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184 | <para>Modifies kernel parameters at run time</para> |
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185 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps-ng sysctl"> |
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186 | <primary sortas="b-sysctl">sysctl</primary> |
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187 | </indexterm> |
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188 | </listitem> |
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189 | </varlistentry> |
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190 | |
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191 | <varlistentry id="tload"> |
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192 | <term><command>tload</command></term> |
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193 | <listitem> |
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194 | <para>Prints a graph of the current system load average</para> |
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195 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps-ng tload"> |
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196 | <primary sortas="b-tload">tload</primary> |
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197 | </indexterm> |
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198 | </listitem> |
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199 | </varlistentry> |
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200 | |
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201 | <varlistentry id="top"> |
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202 | <term><command>top</command></term> |
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203 | <listitem> |
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204 | <para>Displays a list of the most CPU intensive processes; it |
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205 | provides an ongoing look at processor activity in real time</para> |
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206 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps-ng top"> |
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207 | <primary sortas="b-top">top</primary> |
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208 | </indexterm> |
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209 | </listitem> |
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210 | </varlistentry> |
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211 | |
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212 | <varlistentry id="uptime"> |
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213 | <term><command>uptime</command></term> |
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214 | <listitem> |
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215 | <para>Reports how long the system has been running, how many users are |
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216 | logged on, and the system load averages</para> |
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217 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps-ng uptime"> |
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218 | <primary sortas="b-uptime">uptime</primary> |
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219 | </indexterm> |
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220 | </listitem> |
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221 | </varlistentry> |
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222 | |
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223 | <varlistentry id="vmstat"> |
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224 | <term><command>vmstat</command></term> |
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225 | <listitem> |
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226 | <para>Reports virtual memory statistics, giving information about |
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227 | processes, memory, paging, block Input/Output (IO), traps, and CPU |
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228 | activity</para> |
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229 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps-ng vmstat"> |
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230 | <primary sortas="b-vmstat">vmstat</primary> |
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231 | </indexterm> |
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232 | </listitem> |
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233 | </varlistentry> |
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234 | |
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235 | <varlistentry id="w"> |
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236 | <term><command>w</command></term> |
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237 | <listitem> |
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238 | <para>Shows which users are currently logged on, where, and since |
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239 | when</para> |
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240 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps-ng w"> |
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241 | <primary sortas="b-w">w</primary> |
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242 | </indexterm> |
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243 | </listitem> |
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244 | </varlistentry> |
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245 | |
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246 | <varlistentry id="watch"> |
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247 | <term><command>watch</command></term> |
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248 | <listitem> |
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249 | <para>Runs a given command repeatedly, displaying the first |
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250 | screen-full of its output; this allows a user to watch the output |
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251 | change over time</para> |
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252 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps-ng watch"> |
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253 | <primary sortas="b-watch">watch</primary> |
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254 | </indexterm> |
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255 | </listitem> |
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256 | </varlistentry> |
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257 | |
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258 | <varlistentry id="libprocps"> |
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259 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libprocps</filename></term> |
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260 | <listitem> |
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261 | <para>Contains the functions used by most programs in this |
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262 | package</para> |
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263 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps-ng libprocps"> |
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264 | <primary sortas="c-libprocps">libprocps</primary> |
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265 | </indexterm> |
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266 | </listitem> |
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267 | </varlistentry> |
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268 | |
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269 | </variablelist> |
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270 | |
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271 | </sect2> |
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272 | |
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273 | </sect1> |
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