Installed programs: free, kill, pgrep, pkill, pmap, ps, skill, snice, sysctl, tload, top, uptime, vmstat, w, and watch
Installed library: libproc.so
Short Descriptions
- free
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Reports the amount of free and used memory (both physical and swap memory) in the system
- kill
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Sends signals to processes
- pgrep
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Looks up processes based on their name and other attributes
- pkill
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Signals processes based on their name and other attributes
- pmap
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Reports the memory map of the given process
- ps
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Lists the current running processes
- skill
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Sends signals to processes matching the given criteria
- snice
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Changes the scheduling priority of processes matching the given criteria
- sysctl
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Modifies kernel parameters at run time
- tload
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Prints a graph of the current system load average
- top
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Displays the top CPU processes; it provides an ongoing look at processor activity in real time
- uptime
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Reports how long the system has been running, how many users are logged on, and the system load averages
- vmstat
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Reports virtual memory statistics, giving information about processes, memory, paging, block Input/Output (IO), traps, and CPU activity
- w
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Shows which users are currently logged on, where, and since when
- watch
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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
- libproc
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Contains the functions used by most programs in this package