%general-entities; ]> Procps Compile Procps: make Install it: make install Remove a spurious library link: rm /lib/libproc.so Installed programs Installed library free, kill, pgrep, pkill, pmap, ps, skill, snice, sysctl, tload, top, uptime, vmstat, w and watch libproc.so free free reports the amount of free and used memory in the system, both physical and swap memory. kill kill is used to send signals to processes. pgrep pgrep looks up processes based on their name and other attributes. pkill pkill signals processes based on their name and other attributes. pmap pmap reports the memory map of the given process. ps ps gives a snapshot of the current processes. skill skill sends signals to processes matching the given criteria. snice snice changes the scheduling priority of processes matching the given criteria. sysctl sysctl modifies kernel parameters at run time. tload tload prints a graph of the current system load average. top top displays the top CPU processes. It provides an ongoing look at processor activity in real time. uptime uptime reports how long the system has been running, how many users are logged on, and the system load averages. vmstat vmstat reports virtual memory statistics, giving information about processes, memory, paging, block IO, traps, and CPU activity. w w shows which users are currently logged on, where and since when. watch watch runs a given command repeatedly, displaying the first screen-full of its output. This allows you to watch the output change over time. libproc libproc contains the functions used by most programs in this package.