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@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ pmap, ps, skill, snice, sysctl, tload, top, uptime, vmstat, w and watch</seg>
<variablelist><title>Short descriptions</title>
-<varlistentry>
-<term id="free"><command>free</command></term>
+<varlistentry id="free">
+<term><command>free</command></term>
<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps free"><primary sortas="b-free">free</primary></indexterm>
<para>reports the amount of free and used memory
@@ -64,80 +64,80 @@ in the system, both physical and swap memory.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term id="kill"><command>kill</command></term>
+<varlistentry id="kill">
+<term><command>kill</command></term>
<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps kill"><primary sortas="b-kill">kill</primary></indexterm>
<para>is used to send signals to processes.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term id="pgrep"><command>pgrep</command></term>
+<varlistentry id="pgrep">
+<term><command>pgrep</command></term>
<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps pgrep"><primary sortas="b-pgrep">pgrep</primary></indexterm>
<para>looks up processes based on their name and other attributes.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term id="pkill"><command>pkill</command></term>
+<varlistentry id="pkill">
+<term><command>pkill</command></term>
<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps pkill"><primary sortas="b-pkill">pkill</primary></indexterm>
<para>signals processes based on their name and other attributes.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term id="pmap"><command>pmap</command></term>
+<varlistentry id="pmap">
+<term><command>pmap</command></term>
<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps pmap"><primary sortas="b-pmap">pmap</primary></indexterm>
<para>reports the memory map of the given process.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term id="ps"><command>ps</command></term>
+<varlistentry id="ps">
+<term><command>ps</command></term>
<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps ps"><primary sortas="b-ps">ps</primary></indexterm>
<para>gives a snapshot of the current processes.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term id="skill"><command>skill</command></term>
+<varlistentry id="skill">
+<term><command>skill</command></term>
<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps skill"><primary sortas="b-skill">skill</primary></indexterm>
<para>sends signals to processes matching the given criteria.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term id="snice"><command>snice</command></term>
+<varlistentry id="snice">
+<term><command>snice</command></term>
<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps snice"><primary sortas="b-snice">snice</primary></indexterm>
<para>changes the scheduling priority of processes matching the given criteria.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term id="sysctl"><command>sysctl</command></term>
+<varlistentry id="sysctl">
+<term><command>sysctl</command></term>
<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps sysctl"><primary sortas="b-sysctl">sysctl</primary></indexterm>
<para>modifies kernel parameters at run time.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term id="tload"><command>tload</command></term>
+<varlistentry id="tload">
+<term><command>tload</command></term>
<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps tload"><primary sortas="b-tload">tload</primary></indexterm>
<para>prints a graph of the current system load average.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term id="top"><command>top</command></term>
+<varlistentry id="top">
+<term><command>top</command></term>
<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps top"><primary sortas="b-top">top</primary></indexterm>
<para>displays the top CPU processes. It provides
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ an ongoing look at processor activity in real time.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term id="uptime"><command>uptime</command></term>
+<varlistentry id="uptime">
+<term><command>uptime</command></term>
<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps uptime"><primary sortas="b-uptime">uptime</primary></indexterm>
<para>reports how long the system has been
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ running, how many users are logged on, and the system load averages.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term id="vmstat"><command>vmstat</command></term>
+<varlistentry id="vmstat">
+<term><command>vmstat</command></term>
<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps vmstat"><primary sortas="b-vmstat">vmstat</primary></indexterm>
<para>reports virtual memory statistics, giving information about processes,
@@ -163,16 +163,16 @@ memory, paging, block IO, traps, and CPU activity.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term id="w"><command>w</command></term>
+<varlistentry id="w">
+<term><command>w</command></term>
<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps w"><primary sortas="b-w">w</primary></indexterm>
<para>shows which users are currently logged on, where and since when.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term id="watch"><command>watch</command></term>
+<varlistentry id="watch">
+<term><command>watch</command></term>
<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps watch"><primary sortas="b-watch">watch</primary></indexterm>
<para>runs a given command repeatedly, displaying the first screen-full of its
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ output. This allows you to watch the output change over time.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-<varlistentry>
-<term id="libproc"><command>libproc</command></term>
+<varlistentry id="libproc">
+<term><command>libproc</command></term>
<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-procps libproc"><primary sortas="c-libproc">libproc</primary></indexterm>
<para>contains the functions used by most programs in this package.</para>