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author | Manuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2004-05-17 21:55:01 +0000 |
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committer | Manuel Canales Esparcia <manuel@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2004-05-17 21:55:01 +0000 |
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diff --git a/chapter06/procps.xml b/chapter06/procps.xml index be44ace51..9444b9eef 100644 --- a/chapter06/procps.xml +++ b/chapter06/procps.xml @@ -43,83 +43,152 @@ Make, Ncurses</seg></seglistitem> </sect2> -<sect2 id="contents-procps"><title>Contents of Procps</title> - -<para><emphasis>Installed programs</emphasis>: free, kill, pgrep, pkill, -pmap, ps, skill, snice, sysctl, tload, top, uptime, vmstat, w and watch</para> - -<para><emphasis>Installed library</emphasis>: libproc.so</para> - -</sect2> +<sect2 id="contents-procps" role="content"><title>Contents of Procps</title> +<segmentedlist> +<segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle> +<segtitle>Installed library</segtitle> +<seglistitem><seg>free, kill, pgrep, pkill, +pmap, ps, skill, snice, sysctl, tload, top, uptime, vmstat, w and watch</seg> +<seg>libproc.so</seg></seglistitem> +</segmentedlist> -<sect2><title>Short descriptions</title> +<variablelist><title>Short descriptions</title> +<varlistentry> +<term id="free"><command>free</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps free"><primary sortas="b-free">free</primary></indexterm> -<para id="free"><command>free</command> reports the amount of free and used memory +<para>reports the amount of free and used memory in the system, both physical and swap memory.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="kill"><command>kill</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps kill"><primary sortas="b-kill">kill</primary></indexterm> -<para id="kill"><command>kill</command> is used to send signals to processes.</para> +<para>is used to send signals to processes.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="pgrep"><command>pgrep</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps pgrep"><primary sortas="b-pgrep">pgrep</primary></indexterm> -<para id="pgrep"><command>pgrep</command> looks up processes based on their name -and other attributes.</para> +<para>looks up processes based on their name and other attributes.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="pkill"><command>pkill</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps pkill"><primary sortas="b-pkill">pkill</primary></indexterm> -<para id="pkill"><command>pkill</command> signals processes based on their name -and other attributes.</para> +<para>signals processes based on their name and other attributes.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="pmap"><command>pmap</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps pmap"><primary sortas="b-pmap">pmap</primary></indexterm> -<para id="pmap"><command>pmap</command> reports the memory map of the given -process.</para> +<para>reports the memory map of the given process.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="ps"><command>ps</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps ps"><primary sortas="b-ps">ps</primary></indexterm> -<para id="ps"><command>ps</command> gives a snapshot of the current processes.</para> +<para>gives a snapshot of the current processes.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="skill"><command>skill</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps skill"><primary sortas="b-skill">skill</primary></indexterm> -<para id="skill"><command>skill</command> sends signals to processes matching the -given criteria.</para> +<para>sends signals to processes matching the given criteria.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="snice"><command>snice</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps snice"><primary sortas="b-snice">snice</primary></indexterm> -<para id="snice"><command>snice</command> changes the scheduling priority of processes -matching the given criteria.</para> +<para>changes the scheduling priority of processes matching the given criteria.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="sysctl"><command>sysctl</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps sysctl"><primary sortas="b-sysctl">sysctl</primary></indexterm> -<para id="sysctl"><command>sysctl</command> modifies kernel parameters at run time.</para> +<para>modifies kernel parameters at run time.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="tload"><command>tload</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps tload"><primary sortas="b-tload">tload</primary></indexterm> -<para id="tload"><command>tload</command> prints a graph of the current system load -average.</para> +<para>prints a graph of the current system load average.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="top"><command>top</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps top"><primary sortas="b-top">top</primary></indexterm> -<para id="top"><command>top</command> displays the top CPU processes. It provides +<para>displays the top CPU processes. It provides an ongoing look at processor activity in real time.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="uptime"><command>uptime</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps uptime"><primary sortas="b-uptime">uptime</primary></indexterm> -<para id="uptime"><command>uptime</command> reports how long the system has been +<para>reports how long the system has been running, how many users are logged on, and the system load averages.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="vmstat"><command>vmstat</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps vmstat"><primary sortas="b-vmstat">vmstat</primary></indexterm> -<para id="vmstat"><command>vmstat</command> reports virtual memory statistics, giving -information about processes, memory, paging, block IO, traps, and CPU -activity.</para> - +<para>reports virtual memory statistics, giving information about processes, +memory, paging, block IO, traps, and CPU activity.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term id="w"><command>w</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps w"><primary sortas="b-w">w</primary></indexterm> -<para id="w"><command>w</command> shows which users are currently logged on, -where and since when.</para> +<para>shows which users are currently logged on, where and since when.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +<varlistentry> +<term id="watch"><command>watch</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps watch"><primary sortas="b-watch">watch</primary></indexterm> -<para id="watch"><command>watch</command> runs a given command repeatedly, -displaying the first screen-full of its output. This allows you to watch the -output change over time.</para> - +<para>runs a given command repeatedly, displaying the first screen-full of its +output. This allows you to watch the output change over time.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> + +<varlistentry> +<term id="libproc"><command>libproc</command></term> +<listitem> <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps libproc"><primary sortas="c-libproc">libproc</primary></indexterm> -<para id="libproc"><command>libproc</command> contains the functions used by most -programs in this package.</para> +<para>contains the functions used by most programs in this package.</para> +</listitem> +</varlistentry> +</variablelist> </sect2> - - </sect1> |