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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
-<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
+<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
<!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
%general-entities;
]>
+
<sect1 id="ch-system-procps" role="wrap">
-<title>Procps-&procps-version;</title>
-<?dbhtml filename="procps.html"?>
+ <?dbhtml filename="procps.html"?>
+
+ <title>Procps-&procps-version;</title>
+
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps">
+ <primary sortas="a-Procps">Procps</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+
+ <sect2 role="package">
+ <title/>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps"><primary sortas="a-Procps">Procps</primary></indexterm>
+ <para>The Procps package contains programs for monitoring processes.</para>
-<sect2 role="package"><title/>
-<para>The Procps package contains programs for monitoring processes.</para>
+ <segmentedlist>
+ <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
+ <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
-<segmentedlist>
-<segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
-<segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
-<seglistitem><seg>0.1 SBU</seg><seg>2.3 MB</seg></seglistitem>
-</segmentedlist>
+ <seglistitem>
+ <seg>0.1 SBU</seg>
+ <seg>2.3 MB</seg>
+ </seglistitem>
+ </segmentedlist>
-<segmentedlist>
-<segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle>
-<seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, GCC, Glibc,
-Make, and Ncurses</seg></seglistitem>
-</segmentedlist>
-</sect2>
+ <segmentedlist>
+ <segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle>
-<sect2 role="installation">
-<title>Installation of Procps</title>
+ <seglistitem>
+ <seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils, GCC, Glibc, Make, and Ncurses</seg>
+ </seglistitem>
+ </segmentedlist>
-<para>Compile the package:</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 role="installation">
+ <title>Installation of Procps</title>
+
+ <para>Compile the package:</para>
<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
-<para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
+ <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
-<para>Install the package:</para>
+ <para>Install the package:</para>
<screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
-</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>
-
-<variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
-<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
-<?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
-
-<varlistentry id="free">
-<term><command>free</command></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Reports the amount of free and used memory (both physical and
-swap memory) in the system</para>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps free"><primary sortas="b-free">free</primary></indexterm>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry id="kill">
-<term><command>kill</command></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Sends signals to processes</para>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps kill"><primary sortas="b-kill">kill</primary></indexterm>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry id="pgrep">
-<term><command>pgrep</command></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Looks up processes based on their name and other attributes</para>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps pgrep"><primary sortas="b-pgrep">pgrep</primary></indexterm>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry id="pkill">
-<term><command>pkill</command></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Signals processes based on their name and other attributes</para>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps pkill"><primary sortas="b-pkill">pkill</primary></indexterm>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry id="pmap">
-<term><command>pmap</command></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Reports the memory map of the given process</para>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps pmap"><primary sortas="b-pmap">pmap</primary></indexterm>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry id="ps">
-<term><command>ps</command></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Lists the current running processes</para>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps ps"><primary sortas="b-ps">ps</primary></indexterm>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry id="skill">
-<term><command>skill</command></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Sends signals to processes matching the given criteria</para>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps skill"><primary sortas="b-skill">skill</primary></indexterm>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry id="snice">
-<term><command>snice</command></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Changes the scheduling priority of processes matching the given criteria</para>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps snice"><primary sortas="b-snice">snice</primary></indexterm>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry id="sysctl">
-<term><command>sysctl</command></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Modifies kernel parameters at run time</para>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps sysctl"><primary sortas="b-sysctl">sysctl</primary></indexterm>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry id="tload">
-<term><command>tload</command></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Prints a graph of the current system load average</para>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps tload"><primary sortas="b-tload">tload</primary></indexterm>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry id="top">
-<term><command>top</command></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Displays a list of the most CPU intensive processes; it provides an
-ongoing look at processor activity in real time</para>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps top"><primary sortas="b-top">top</primary></indexterm>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry id="uptime">
-<term><command>uptime</command></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Reports how long the system has been running, how many users are
-logged on, and the system load averages</para>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps uptime"><primary sortas="b-uptime">uptime</primary></indexterm>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry id="vmstat">
-<term><command>vmstat</command></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Reports virtual memory statistics, giving information about
-processes, memory, paging, block Input/Output (IO), traps, and CPU activity</para>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps vmstat"><primary sortas="b-vmstat">vmstat</primary></indexterm>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry id="w">
-<term><command>w</command></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Shows which users are currently logged on, where, and since when</para>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps w"><primary sortas="b-w">w</primary></indexterm>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry id="watch">
-<term><command>watch</command></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Runs a given command repeatedly, displaying the first screen-full of its
-output; this allows a user to watch the output change over time</para>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps watch"><primary sortas="b-watch">watch</primary></indexterm>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-
-<varlistentry id="libproc">
-<term><filename class="libraryfile">libproc</filename></term>
-<listitem>
-<para>Contains the functions used by most programs in this package</para>
-<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps libproc"><primary sortas="c-libproc">libproc</primary></indexterm>
-</listitem>
-</varlistentry>
-</variablelist>
-
-</sect2>
+ </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>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
+ <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
+ <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
+
+ <varlistentry id="free">
+ <term><command>free</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Reports the amount of free and used memory (both physical and
+ swap memory) in the system</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps free">
+ <primary sortas="b-free">free</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="kill">
+ <term><command>kill</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Sends signals to processes</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps kill">
+ <primary sortas="b-kill">kill</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="pgrep">
+ <term><command>pgrep</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Looks up processes based on their name and other attributes</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps pgrep">
+ <primary sortas="b-pgrep">pgrep</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="pkill">
+ <term><command>pkill</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Signals processes based on their name and other attributes</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps pkill">
+ <primary sortas="b-pkill">pkill</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="pmap">
+ <term><command>pmap</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Reports the memory map of the given process</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps pmap">
+ <primary sortas="b-pmap">pmap</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="ps">
+ <term><command>ps</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Lists the current running processes</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps ps">
+ <primary sortas="b-ps">ps</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="skill">
+ <term><command>skill</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Sends signals to processes matching the given criteria</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps skill">
+ <primary sortas="b-skill">skill</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="snice">
+ <term><command>snice</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Changes the scheduling priority of processes matching the given
+ criteria</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps snice">
+ <primary sortas="b-snice">snice</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="sysctl">
+ <term><command>sysctl</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Modifies kernel parameters at run time</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps sysctl">
+ <primary sortas="b-sysctl">sysctl</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="tload">
+ <term><command>tload</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Prints a graph of the current system load average</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps tload">
+ <primary sortas="b-tload">tload</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="top">
+ <term><command>top</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Displays a list of the most CPU intensive processes; it
+ provides an ongoing look at processor activity in real time</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps top">
+ <primary sortas="b-top">top</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="uptime">
+ <term><command>uptime</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Reports how long the system has been running, how many users are
+ logged on, and the system load averages</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps uptime">
+ <primary sortas="b-uptime">uptime</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="vmstat">
+ <term><command>vmstat</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Reports virtual memory statistics, giving information about
+ processes, memory, paging, block Input/Output (IO), traps, and CPU
+ activity</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps vmstat">
+ <primary sortas="b-vmstat">vmstat</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="w">
+ <term><command>w</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Shows which users are currently logged on, where, and since
+ when</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps w">
+ <primary sortas="b-w">w</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="watch">
+ <term><command>watch</command></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Runs a given command repeatedly, displaying the first
+ screen-full of its output; this allows a user to watch the output
+ change over time</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps watch">
+ <primary sortas="b-watch">watch</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="libproc">
+ <term><filename class="libraryfile">libproc</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Contains the functions used by most programs in this
+ package</para>
+ <indexterm zone="ch-system-procps libproc">
+ <primary sortas="c-libproc">libproc</primary>
+ </indexterm>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
+
+ </sect2>
</sect1>
-