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diff --git a/appendixa/procps-desc.xml b/appendixa/procps-desc.xml index 8c307e151..32501415f 100644 --- a/appendixa/procps-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/procps-desc.xml @@ -6,62 +6,50 @@ <sect3><title>Program file descriptions</title> -<sect4><title>free</title> -<para>free displays the total amount of free and used physical and swap memory -in the system, as well as the shared memory and buffers used by the -kernel.</para></sect4> +<para><command>free</command> reports the amount of free and used memory +in the system, both physical and swap memory.</para> -<sect4><title>kill</title> -<para>kills sends signals to processes.</para></sect4> +<para><command>kill</command> is used to send signals to processes.</para> -<sect4><title>oldps and ps</title> -<para>ps gives a snapshot of the current processes.</para></sect4> +<para><command>ps</command> gives a snapshot of the current processes.</para> -<sect4><title>pgrep</title> -<para>pgrep looks up processes based on name and other attributes.</para></sect4> +<para><command>pgrep</command> looks up processes based on their name +and other attributes.</para> -<sect4><title>pkill</title> -<para>pkill signals processes based on name and other attributes.</para></sect4> +<para><command>pkill</command> signals processes based on their name +and other attributes.</para> -<sect4><title>skill</title> -<para>skill sends signals to process matching a criteria.</para></sect4> +<para><command>skill</command> sends signals to processes matching the +given criteria.</para> -<sect4><title>snice</title> -<para>snice changes the scheduling priority for process matching a -criteria.</para></sect4> +<para><command>snice</command> changes the scheduling priority of processes +matching the given criteria.</para> -<sect4><title>sysctl</title> -<para>sysctl modifies kernel parameters at runtime.</para></sect4> +<para><command>sysctl</command> modifies kernel parameters at run time.</para> -<sect4><title>tload</title> -<para>tload prints a graph of the current system load average to the -specified tty or, if none is specified, the tty of the tload -process.</para></sect4> +<para><command>tload</command> prints a graph of the current system load +average.</para> -<sect4><title>top</title> -<para>top provides an ongoing look at processor activity -in real time.</para></sect4> +<para><command>top</command> displays the top CPU processes. It provides +an ongoing look at processor activity in real time.</para> -<sect4><title>vmstat</title> -<para>vmstat reports information about processes, memory, paging, block IO, -traps and cpu activity.</para></sect4> +<para><command>vmstat</command> reports virtual memory statistics, giving +information about processes, memory, paging, block IO, traps, and CPU +activity.</para> -<sect4><title>w</title> -<para>w displays information about the users, and their processes, -currently on the machine.</para></sect4> +<para><command>w</command> shows which users are currently logged on, +where and since when.</para> -<sect4><title>watch</title> -<para>watch runs command repeatedly, displaying its output (the first -screen full).</para></sect4> +<para><command>watch</command> runs a given command repeatedly, +displaying the first screenful of its output. This allows you to watch the +output change over time.</para> </sect3> <sect3><title>Library file descriptions</title> -<sect4><title>libproc</title> -<para>libproc is the library against which most of the programs in this -set are linked to save disk space by implementing common functions only -once.</para></sect4> +<para><command>libproc</command> contains the functions used by most +programs in this package.</para> </sect3> |