6.26.2. Contents of Procps
Short Descriptions
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Reports the amount of free and used memory (both physical and swap memory) in the system |
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Sends signals to processes |
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Looks up processes based on their name and other attributes |
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Signals processes based on their name and other attributes |
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Reports the memory map of the given process |
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Lists the current running processes |
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Reports the current working directory of a process |
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Sends signals to processes matching the given criteria |
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Displays detailed kernel slap cache information in real time |
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Changes the scheduling priority of processes matching the given criteria |
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Modifies kernel parameters at run time |
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Prints a graph of the current system load average |
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Displays a list of the most CPU intensive processes; it provides an ongoing look at processor activity in real time |
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Reports how long the system has been running, how many users are logged on, and the system load averages |
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Reports virtual memory statistics, giving information about processes, memory, paging, block Input/Output (IO), traps, and CPU activity |
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Shows which users are currently logged on, where, and since when |
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Runs a given command repeatedly, displaying the first screen-full of its output; this allows a user to watch the output change over time |
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Contains the functions used by most programs in this package |