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authorAlex Gronenwoud <alex@linuxfromscratch.org>2003-10-15 22:39:52 +0000
committerAlex Gronenwoud <alex@linuxfromscratch.org>2003-10-15 22:39:52 +0000
commitf9bb38a24b19268957a630affdc91bd13f9b1f60 (patch)
tree866a3fd0b7ca55bc5659b2b8ffb63c7ad5825d2b /appendixa/procps-desc.xml
parentf2243a550259c561406b5f6d5cec4c6cd6d55299 (diff)
Updating contents of Perl and Procps.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@2990 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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@@ -7,14 +7,17 @@ in the system, both physical and swap memory.</para>
<para><command>kill</command> is used to send signals to processes.</para>
-<para><command>ps</command> gives a snapshot of the current processes.</para>
-
<para><command>pgrep</command> looks up processes based on their name
and other attributes.</para>
<para><command>pkill</command> signals processes based on their name
and other attributes.</para>
+<para><command>pmap</command> reports the memory map of the given
+process.</para>
+
+<para><command>ps</command> gives a snapshot of the current processes.</para>
+
<para><command>skill</command> sends signals to processes matching the
given criteria.</para>
@@ -29,6 +32,9 @@ average.</para>
<para><command>top</command> displays the top CPU processes. It provides
an ongoing look at processor activity in real time.</para>
+<para><command>uptime</command> reports how long the system has been
+running, how many users are logged on, and the system load averages.</para>
+
<para><command>vmstat</command> reports virtual memory statistics, giving
information about processes, memory, paging, block IO, traps, and CPU
activity.</para>