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