1 | <sect2><title> </title><para> </para></sect2>
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3 | <sect2><title>Descriptions</title>
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4 |
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5 | <para>(Last checked against version &procps-contversion;.)</para>
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6 |
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7 | <sect3><title>Program file descriptions</title>
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8 |
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9 | <para><command>free</command> reports the amount of free and used memory
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10 | in the system, both physical and swap memory.</para>
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11 |
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12 | <para><command>kill</command> is used to send signals to processes.</para>
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13 |
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14 | <para><command>ps</command> gives a snapshot of the current processes.</para>
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15 |
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16 | <para><command>pgrep</command> looks up processes based on their name
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17 | and other attributes.</para>
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18 |
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19 | <para><command>pkill</command> signals processes based on their name
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20 | and other attributes.</para>
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21 |
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22 | <para><command>skill</command> sends signals to processes matching the
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23 | given criteria.</para>
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24 |
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25 | <para><command>snice</command> changes the scheduling priority of processes
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26 | matching the given criteria.</para>
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27 |
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28 | <para><command>sysctl</command> modifies kernel parameters at run time.</para>
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29 |
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30 | <para><command>tload</command> prints a graph of the current system load
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31 | average.</para>
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32 |
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33 | <para><command>top</command> displays the top CPU processes. It provides
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34 | an ongoing look at processor activity in real time.</para>
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35 |
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36 | <para><command>vmstat</command> reports virtual memory statistics, giving
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37 | information about processes, memory, paging, block IO, traps, and CPU
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38 | activity.</para>
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39 |
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40 | <para><command>w</command> shows which users are currently logged on,
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41 | where and since when.</para>
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42 |
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43 | <para><command>watch</command> runs a given command repeatedly,
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44 | displaying the first screenful of its output. This allows you to watch the
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45 | output change over time.</para>
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46 |
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47 | </sect3>
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48 |
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49 | <sect3><title>Library file descriptions</title>
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50 |
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51 | <para><command>libproc</command> contains the functions used by most
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52 | programs in this package.</para>
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53 |
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54 | </sect3>
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55 |
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56 | </sect2>
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57 |
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