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