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[50415c9]1<sect2><title>&nbsp;</title><para>&nbsp;</para></sect2>
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[50415c9]3<sect2><title>Descriptions</title>
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[087e584]5<para>(Last checked against version &procps-contversion;.)</para>
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[50415c9]7<sect3><title>Program file descriptions</title>
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[978d0bf]9<para><command>free</command> reports the amount of free and used memory
10in the system, both physical and swap memory.</para>
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[978d0bf]12<para><command>kill</command> is used to send signals to processes.</para>
[6370fa6]13
[978d0bf]14<para><command>ps</command> gives a snapshot of the current processes.</para>
[6370fa6]15
[978d0bf]16<para><command>pgrep</command> looks up processes based on their name
17and other attributes.</para>
[6370fa6]18
[978d0bf]19<para><command>pkill</command> signals processes based on their name
20and other attributes.</para>
[6370fa6]21
[978d0bf]22<para><command>skill</command> sends signals to processes matching the
23given criteria.</para>
[bdc08c1]24
[978d0bf]25<para><command>snice</command> changes the scheduling priority of processes
26matching the given criteria.</para>
[6370fa6]27
[978d0bf]28<para><command>sysctl</command> modifies kernel parameters at run time.</para>
[6370fa6]29
[978d0bf]30<para><command>tload</command> prints a graph of the current system load
31average.</para>
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[978d0bf]33<para><command>top</command> displays the top CPU processes. It provides
34an ongoing look at processor activity in real time.</para>
[6370fa6]35
[978d0bf]36<para><command>vmstat</command> reports virtual memory statistics, giving
37information about processes, memory, paging, block IO, traps, and CPU
38activity.</para>
[6370fa6]39
[978d0bf]40<para><command>w</command> shows which users are currently logged on,
41where and since when.</para>
[6370fa6]42
[978d0bf]43<para><command>watch</command> runs a given command repeatedly,
44displaying the first screenful of its output. This allows you to watch the
45output change over time.</para>
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47</sect3>
48
[50415c9]49<sect3><title>Library file descriptions</title>
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[978d0bf]51<para><command>libproc</command> contains the functions used by most
52programs in this package.</para>
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54</sect3>
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56</sect2>
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