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| procps-ng-NEXT
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|   * library
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|     Re-add elogind support                                 merge #151
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|   * ps: threads again display when -L is used with -q      issue #234
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|   * ps: proper aix format string behavior was restored
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| 
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| procps-ng-4.0.0
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| ---------------
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|   * Rename pwait to pidwait
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|   * free: Add committed line option                        merge #25
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|   * free: Fix -h --si combined options                     issue #133, #223
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|   * free: Fix first column justification                   issue #229, #204, #206, Debian #1001689
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|   * free: Better spacing for Chinese language              issue #213
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|   * library: renamed to libproc-2 and reset to 0:0:0
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|   * library: add support for accessing smaps_rollup        issue #112, #201
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|   * library: add support for accessing autogroups
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|   * library: add support for LIBPROC_HIDE_KERNEL env var   merge #147
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|   * library: add support for cpu utilization to pids i/f
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|   * pkill: Check for lt- variants of program name          issue #192
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|   * pgrep: Add newline after regex error message           merge #91
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|   * pgrep: Fix selection where uid/gid > 2^31              merge !146
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|   * pgrep: Select on cgroup v2 paths                       issue #168
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|   * ps: Add OOM and OOMADJ fields                          issue #198
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|   * ps: Add IO Accounting fields                           issue #184
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|   * ps: Add PSS and USS fields                             issue #112
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|   * ps: Add two new autogroup fields
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|   * ps: Ignore SIGURG                                      merge !142
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|   * slabtop: Don't combine d and o options                 issue #160
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|   * sysctl: Add support for systemd glob patterns          issue #191
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|   * sysctl: Check resolved path to be under /proc/sys      issue #179
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|   * sysctl: return non-zero if EINVAL return for write     merge #76
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|   * sysctl.conf.5: Note max line length                    issue #77
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|   * top: added LOGID similar to 3.3.13 ps LUID
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|   * top: added EXE identical to 3.3.17 ps EXE
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|   * top: exploit some library smaps_rollup provisions      issue #112
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|   * top: added four new IO accounting fields               issue #184
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|   * top: 'F' key is now a new forest view 'focus' toggle
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|   * top: summary area memory lines can print two abreast
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|   * top: added two new autogroup fields
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|   * top: added long versions of command line options
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|   * top: added cpu utilization & 2 time related fields
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|   * top: the time related fields can now be user scaled
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|   * uptime: print short/pretty format correctly            issue #217
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|   * vmstat: add -y option to remove first line             merge !72
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| 
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| procps-ng-3.3.17
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| ---------------
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|   * library: Incremented to 8:3:0
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|     (no removals or additions, internal changes only)
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|   * all: properly handle utf8 cmdline translations         issue #176
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|   * kill: Pass int to signalled process                    merge #32
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|   * pgrep: Pass int to signalled process                   merge #32
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|   * pgrep: Check sanity of SG_ARG_MAX                      issue #152
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|   * pgrep: Add older than selection                        merge #79
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|   * pidof: Quiet mode                                      merge #83
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|   * pidof: show worker threads                             Redhat #1803640
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|   * ps.1: Mention stime alias                              issue #164
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|   * ps: check also match on truncated 16 char comm names
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|   * ps: Add exe output option                              Redhat #1399206
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|   * pwait: New command waits for a process                 merge #97
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|   * sysctl: Match systemd directory order                  Debian #950788
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|   * sysctl: Document directory order                       Debian #951550
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|   * top: ensure config file backward compatibility         Debian #951335
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|   * top: add command line 'e' for symmetry with 'E'        issue #165
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|   * top: add '4' toggle for two abreast cpu display        issue #172
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|   * top: add '!' toggle for combining multiple cpus
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|   * top: fix potential SEGV involving -p switch            merge #114
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|   * vmstat: Wide mode gives wider proc columns             merge #48
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|   * watch: Add environment variable for interval           merge #62
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|   * watch: Add no linewrap option                          issue #182
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|   * watch: Support more colors                             merge #106,#109
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|   * free,uptime,slabtop: complain about extra ops          issue #181
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| 
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| procps-ng-3.3.16
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| ----------------
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|   * docs: Use correct symbols for -h option in free.1      Debian #898774
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|   * docs: ps.1 now warns about command name length         issue #101
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|   * pgrep: Match on runstate                               issue #109, Debian #919381
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|   * top: can now exploit 256-color terminals               issue #96
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|   * top: preserves 'other filters' in configuration file   issue #99
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|   * top: can now collapse/expand forest view children      issue #99
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|   * top: parent %CPU time includes collapsed children
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|   * top: improve xterm support for vim navigation keys     issue #135
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|   * top: avoid segmentation fault at program termination   Redhat #1737552
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| 
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| procps-ng-3.3.15
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| ----------------
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|   * library: Increment to 8:0:1
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|     No removals, no new functions
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|     Changes: slab and pid structures
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|   * library: Just check for SIGLOST and don't delete it    issue #93
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|   * library: Fix integer overflow and LPE in file2strvec   CVE-2018-1124
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|   * library: Use size_t for alloc functions                CVE-2018-1126
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|   * library: Increase comm size to 64
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|   * pgrep: Fix stack-based buffer overflow                 CVE-2018-1125
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|   * pgrep: Remove >15 warning as comm can be longer        issue #92
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|   * ps: Fix buffer overflow in output buffer, causing DOS  CVE-2018-1123
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|   * ps: Increase command name selection field to 64
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|   * top: Don't use cwd for location of config              CVE-2018-1122
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| 
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| procps-ng-3.3.14
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| ----------------
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|   * free: Fix scaling on 32-bit systems                    issue #89
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|   * pgrep: Don't segfault on non match                     Debian #894917
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|   * pgrep/pkill: Revert so matches all namespaces          issue #91
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|   * library: Build on non-glibc systems                    issue #88
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| 
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| procps-ng-3.3.13
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| ----------------
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|   * library: Increment to 7:0:1
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|     No changes, no removals
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|     New fuctions: numa_init, numa_max_node, numa_node_of_cpu,
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|       numa_uninit, xalloc_err_handler
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|   * doc: Document I idle state in ps.1 and top.1           Debian #886967
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|   * free: fix some of the SI multiples                     issue #45
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|   * kill: -l space between name parses correctly           Debian #854407
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|   * library: dont use vm_min_free on non Linux             Debian #831396
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|   * library: dont use SIGPWR on FreeBSD                    Debian #832148
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|   * library: don't strip off wchan prefixes (ps & top)     Redhat #1322111
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|   * pgrep: warn about 15+ char name only if -f not used
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|   * pgrep/pkill: only match in same namespace by default   merge #41
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|   * pidof: specify separator between pids                  merge #58
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|   * pkill: Return 0 only if we can kill process            Debian #852758
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|   * pmap: fix duplicate output line under '-x' option      Redhat #1374061
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|   * ps: avoid eip/esp address truncations                  Debian #846361
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|   * ps: recognizes SCHED_DEADLINE as valid CPU scheduler
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|   * ps: display NUMA node under which a thread ran         issue #58
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|   * ps: Add seconds display for cputime and time           merge #43
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|   * ps: Add LUID field                                     merge #57 Redhat #1518986
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|   * sysctl: Permit empty string for value                  issue #74
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|   * sysctl: Don't segv when file not available             issue #76
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|   * sysctl: Read and write large buffers                   merge #56
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|   * top: add config file support for XDG specification
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|   * top: eliminated minor libnuma memory leak
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|   * top: show fewer memory decimal places (configurable)   issue #50
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|   * top: provide command line switch for memory scaling    Redhat #1034466, issue #53
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|   * top: provide command line switch for CPU States        issue #55
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|   * top: provides more accurate cpu usage at startup       Redhat #1182327
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|   * top: display NUMA node under which a thread ran        issue #58
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|   * top: fix argument parsing quirk resulting in SEGV      Redhat #1450429
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|   * top: delay interval accepts non-locale radix point     Redhat #1182248
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|   * top: address a wishlist man page NLS suggestion        Debian #865689
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|   * top: fix potential distortion in 'Mem' graph display   issue #64
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|   * top: provide proper multi-byte string handling         issue #68
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|   * top: startup defaults are fully customizable           Redhat #1153049, #1499410, issues #6, #78
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|   *      see man page 6c. SYSTEM Configuration File
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|   * watch: define HOST_NAME_MAX where not defined          Debian #830734
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|   * vmstat: Fix alignment for disk partition format        issue #69
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|   * watch: Support ANSI 39,49 reset sequences              issue #73
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| 
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| procps-ng-3.3.12
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| ----------------
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|   * libprocps API 6:0:0
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|   * build: formerly optional --enable-oomem unconditional
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|   * free: man document rewritten for shared                Debian #755233
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|   * free: interpret intervals in non-locale way            Debian #692113
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|   * kill: report error if cannot kill process              Debian #733172
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|   * library: refine calculation of 'cached' memory
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|   * library: find tty quicker                              Debian #770215
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|   * library: eliminate threads display inconsistencies     Redhat #1284091
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|   * pidof: check cmd if space found in argv0
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|   * pmap: fixed detail parsing on long mapping lines
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|   * pmap: fix occasional incorrect memory usage values     Redhat #1262864
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|   * ps: sort by cgroup                                     Debian #692279
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|   * ps: display control group name with -o cgname
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|   * ps: fallback to attr/current for context               Debian #786956
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|   * ps: enabled broken 'thcount' option                    Redhat #1174313
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|   * tests: conditionally add prctl                         Debian #816237
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|   * top: displays the 3 new linux-4.5 RES memory fields
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|   * top: man page memory fields corrected + new narrative
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|   * top: added display of CGNAME (control group name)
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|   * top: is now more responsive to cpus brought online
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|   * top: namespace cols use suppressible zero
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|   * top: zero suppress ('0') includes out-of-memory & nice
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|   * top: better 'i' toggle management when scrolled
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|   * top: the '=' key now includes active locate requests
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|   * vmstat: devices exceeding 15 chars now displayed       Redhat #586078
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|   * watch: hostname added to header
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|   * watch: better handling ANSI including esc[m            Debian #830313
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|   * watch: use locale-independent float                    Debian #692113
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| 
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| procps-ng-3.3.11
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| ----------------
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|   * libprocps API 5:0:0
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|   * pgrep: don't crash with -a -w flags. Merge 33, Debian #768190
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|   * skill: command line with signal number interpreted correctly
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|   * pmap: print process name even if smaps is unreadable Debian #775624
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|   * ps: sort by etimes column, uses etime Debian #794619
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|   * ps, top: Add support for LXC containers. Ubuntu #1174911
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|   * w: work with smaller window sizes Debian #183394
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|   * w: correctly find "best" proc with pid wrap
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|   * library: use merged systemd library Debian #731256
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|   * kill,skill,pkill: fix option parsing
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|   * top once again will fully honor a saved rcfile,
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|     without requiring --disable-modern-top. Debian #762928, #762947
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|   * vmstat: Not crash if partition appears before disk Debian #736628
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|   * free: -s without -c works Debian #733758
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| 
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| procps-ng-3.3.10
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| ----------------
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|   * sysctl --system loads default config file - Debian #732920
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|   * ps doesn't exit on SIGCONT
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|   * top better accommodates discontinuous NUMA nodes
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|   * ps cmdline trailing spaces suppressed under zsh, redhat #1057600
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|   * kill restores the '-HUP -1' functionality
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|   * vmstat -d / -p segfault eliminated when /sys is not mounted
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|   * pgrep properly shows full command line when -au are combined
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|   * vmstat supports timestamps with -t/--timestamp option
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|   * top is now immune to distortions when system time is reset
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|   * top standardized the <Esc> key support with prompted input
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|   * top missing summary area info added to man document, ubuntu #574624
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|   * top properly responds to the current locale LC_NUMERIC setting
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|   * top provides alternate graph modes for cpu states and memory usage
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|   * top offers new startup defaults, plus ./configure --disable-modern-top
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|   * top exploits MemAvailable field and offers improved memory statistics
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|   * ps new --quick-pid option, a more efficient alternative to --pid option
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|   * usernames up to 32 characters now accommodated (up from 19), redhat #1112734
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|   * free exploits MemAvailable field and offers improved memory statistics
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|   * free considers slabs in displayed totals, debian #565518, ubuntu #126329
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|   * watch supports new ANSI styles and background colors
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| 
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| procps-ng-3.3.9
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| ---------------
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|   * kernel namespaces support added to skill, pgrep, ps and top
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|   * pidof was reimplemented from scratch (replacing sysvinit pidof)
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|   * ps has configurable libselinux support (--enable-libselinux)
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|   * ps provides for display of systemd slice unit (--with-systemd)
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|   * free can once again report non-zero 'shared' memory
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|   * sysctl provides '--system' to ignore missing /etc/sysctl.conf
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|   * watch interval capacity was increased - debian #720445
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|   * pwdx no longer fails in a nonexistent locale - debian #718766
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|   * top clarified summary area Mem/Swap stats - debian #718670
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|   * top batch mode -w (width) abend fixed - debian #721204
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|   * top man page removed 'Bd/Ed' mdoc macros - debian #725713
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|   * top no longer clears screen at exit - redhat #977561
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|   * top adapted to potential libnuma stderr message - redhat #998678
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|   * top added missing batch mode newline - redhat #1008674
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| 
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| 
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| procps-ng-3.3.8
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| ---------------
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|   * top adds extensions for linux NUMA/Node capability
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|   * top has reverted to former %CPU and %MEM precision
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|     but also provides a '--enable-wide-percent' option
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|     Debian #707648
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|   * eliminate the potential library segmentation fault
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|     Debian #706259, RedHat #951391
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|   * top now accommodates a window manager like 'screen'
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|     RedHat #962022
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|   * ps shows systemd unit and user unit for a process
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| 
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| 
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| procps-ng-3.3.7
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| ---------------
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| 
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|   * top adds a powerful new filter feature wherein any
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|     window can include or exlude selected fields which
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|     contain specific values - Debian #682082 & #682083
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|   * top preserves user input for later recall and edit
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|   * top provides true input editing vs. just backspace
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|   * top user filtering with exclusion - Debian #682086
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|   * top field management resize errors no longer fatal
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|   * top is more responsive to window resize (SIGWINCH)
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|   * top will now preserve user's context when signaled
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| 
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| 
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| procps-ng-3.3.6
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| ---------------
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| 
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|   * top adds a powerful new feature where the contents
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|     of some file or output from a program, pipeline or
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|     shell script can be viewed in its own scrollable &
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|     searchable window while pausing the normal display
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|   * top highlights matches with 'locate/next' commands
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|   * top adds summary/task area memory scaling commands
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|   * top adds a command to suppress insignificant zeros
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|   * top adds a command line sort field override switch
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|   * top provides a default PID for kill, nice commands
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|   * top allows core dump generation, if a signal would
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|   * pmap adds 2 new options based on smaps, -X and -XX
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|   * Adjusted pmap pidlist storage Debian #688180
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|   * programs will permit core-dumps RedHat #87825, 512857
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|   * receiving a signal is not a crash RedHat #871824, 441656
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|   * ps: Fixed negative etime RedHat #871819, #433266
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|   * pkill -c option returns Debian #693783
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|   * pmap uses correct types for memory allocation Debian #688180
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|   * expose freeproc, adds function to API Debian #681653
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| 
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| 
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| procps-ng-3.3.5
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| ---------------
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|   * Bumped SONAME to take into acccount API change
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| 
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| procps-ng-3.3.4
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| ---------------
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|   * Removed ps -aux bogus message
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|   * w get -i option to display IP addresses
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|   * watch 8bit fixes Debian #675069
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|   * Fixed FTBFS for non-linux Debian #677055
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|   * pkill -u <uid> doesn't need space Debian #676239
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|   * top enables intra-column horizontal scrolling
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|   * top can display a task's environment
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|   * top can display major/minor pg fault deltas, Debian ##84992
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|   * top provides additional control over column widths
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|   * top offers user controlled left/right justification
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| 
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| procps-ng-3.3.3
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| ---------------
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|   * watch -g command repeats until something changes
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|   * Changed labels of kB etc to KiB Debian #662786
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|   * top supports hotplugged memory and cpus Debian #351934, #459287
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|   * top %cpu not distorted when switch to/from threads Debian #441166
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|   * top can read old toprc configuration files Debian #651213, #651863
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|   * top supports input paste once again Debian #663334
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|   * top -p avoids SEGV when pid doesn't exist Debian 668335
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|   * Various DejaGNU test cases fixed
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|   * pgrep.1 graoff syntax fix Debian #665425
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|   * sysctl avoid crash when -p file has unexpected input
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|   * sysctl .conf off-by-one error Debian #669128
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|   * libprocps: protect locale env getting overwrite RedHat #548711
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| 
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|   * Documentation catch up (fixed prior to 3.3.3)
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|     . top repeating "%" wastes space Debian #322984
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|     . top -U user name parse error Debian #623200
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|     . top memory leaks Debian #627257
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|     . top impossible task swap statistics Debian #628462
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|     . top forest view segfault Debian #650864
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| 
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| 
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| procps-ng-3.3.1 --> procps-ng-3.3.2
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| --------------------------------
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| 
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|   * Redefined library to use version-info
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|   * NLS added! Programs can use po files to localise the output to suite
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|     any supported languages.
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|   * Imported a bunch of distribution patches:
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|       watch: support unicode
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|       watch: add precision wait time option -p
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|       watch: interpret ANSI color code sequences
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|       watch: add -exec and -beep flags and has better quoting
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|       w: use environment to set user and from/host column widths
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|       w: use COLUMNS environment if TIOCGWINSZ fails
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|       w: bassman emulation with -o option
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|       vmstat: do not scale si/so just like bi/bo
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|       libprocps-ng: sysinfo.c: truncate the vmstat figure to 32 bits
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|       tload: remote unneeded optarg and optind variables
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|       sysctl: fix up some option processing
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|       skill: kill prints perror
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|       skill: do not treat skill null parameter as 0
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|       skill: fix too greedy option parser
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|       libprocps-ng: readproc.c: some type conversion help
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|       ps: rename SZ to SIZE
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|       ps: add sorting to %mem for ps
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|       pmap: provide information for -x option
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|       pgrep: distinguish between invalid commandline parameters and '-?'
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|       pgrep: fix compiler warning saved_start_time might be used uninitialized
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|       pgrep: add -c option for counting number of matched proceesses
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|       pwdx & libprocps-ng: Hurd does not have MAX_PATH defined
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|       ps: --sort does not work with time argument
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|       skill: add CR to warning line
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|       contrib: minimal ps: define mips PAGE_SIZE
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|       libproc-ng: prettyfy proc mount messages
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|       ps: add build option to disable ps option warning
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|       libproc-ng: support building without WCHAR support
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|       sysctl: remove index() for buildroot
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|   * top now has a search capability
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|   * User import is validated better to stop negative values for intervals etc
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| 
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| procps-ng-3.3.0 --> procps-ng-3.3.1
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| --------------------------------
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| 
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|   * Added DejaGNU regression testing
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|   * Fixed pgrep -u not finding processes Debian#649591
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|   * Fixed pgrep crashing
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|   * vmstat -p <part> finds partitions. Was Debian patch vmstat_part_format
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|     fixes closed bugs RH#485243 and Debian#588677
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|   * watch 8-bit clean, Was Debian patch watch_8bitchar
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|   * slabtop prints plain ASCII in once mode
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| 
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| procps-3.2.8 --> procps-ng-3.3.0
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| ------------------------------------------------------
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| Debian, Fedora and openSUSE fork of procps.
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| https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
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| 
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| environment/build changes:
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|  . autotools integrated
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|  . procps-ng specific options
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|      --enable-oomem  (add out-of-memory flds)
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|      --disable-kill  (do not build kill pgm)
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|      --enable-w-from (from as default for w)
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| 
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| library changes:
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|  . added control groups support
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|  . added supplementary groups support
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|  . introduced proc_t memory management
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|  . enabled hot-plugged cpu support
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|  . introduced new api's
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|      readeither   (readproc.c)
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|      readproctab3 (readproc.c)
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|      escaped_copy (escape.c)
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| 
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| free changes:
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|  . rewritten/modernized
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|      improved help
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|      includes long options
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|      added new processing options
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|  . updated manual page
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| 
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| ps changes:
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|  . added new fields
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|      cgroups,etimes,supgid,supgrp,tgid
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|  . exploited new library api's
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| 
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| top changes:
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|  . redesigned fields management
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|  . added new fields
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|      cgroups,gid,nmin,nth,pgrp,ruid,
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|      sid,suid,supgids,supgrps,suser,
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|      tgid,tpgid
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|  . added horizontal/vertical scrolling
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|  . added flexible output override via -w
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|  . added COMMAND column forest view via V
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|  . added hot-plugged cpu/memory support
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|  . improved user filtering via u|U
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|  . improved signal handling
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|  . restored zero delay functionality
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|  . introduced true line input editing
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|  . exploited new library api's
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|  . improved performance up to 300%
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| 
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| Debian, Fedora and openSUSE fork of procps.
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| https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
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| ------------------------------------------------------
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| 
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| procps-3.2.8 --> procps-3.2.9 (pending)
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| 
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| top: fix an aliasing problem -- thanks David Owen
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| 
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| procps-3.2.7 --> procps-3.2.8
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| 
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| ps: allow "+" in sort specifications, as in man page     rh208217
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| ps: recognize SCHED_ISO and SCHED_IDLE
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| ps: document SCHED_BATCH and add a "see also" for stime
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| ps: man page less ambiguous
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| top: normal exit code should be 0     #341272 #354255 rh199174 suse493210
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| top: misc fixes
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| pgrep: usage error should exit with 2       #413383
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| vmstat: use EXIT_FAILURE -- thanks Yoshio Nakamura   #425492
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| sysctl: fix crash -- thanks Steinar Gunderson      #423704
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| watch: tolerate umlauts                          #207103
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| pmap: range limits with -A low,high
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| update /dev/tty* info to May 2009 devices.txt
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| don't read off end of string const                rh469495 rh498182
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| 
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| procps-3.2.6 --> procps-3.2.7
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| 
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| top: document H option -- thanks Tony Ernst
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| top: terabytes -- thanks Tony Ernst
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| top: CPU usage column width fixes -- thanks Tony Ernst
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| top: *roff change                                   #326517
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| ps: SCHED_BATCH is B
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| ps: fix s format (signals) output with thread display
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| watch: avoid integer overflow for the time delay
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| pwdx: buffer overflow fixed -- thanks Ulf Harnhammar
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| procps.spec needed a slash -- thanks Jesse Brandeburg
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| w: stale utmp entries snuck in via uninitialized var -- thanks Robert A Basch
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| pgrep/pkill: fix some realloc-related crashes       #353894
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| pgrep/pkill: g is criteria (PLD Linux, patch found in locked filing cabinet)
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| sysctl: use - for stdin (PLD Linux: beware of the leopard)
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| top: show CPU time stolen from a virtual machine
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| 
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| procps-3.2.5 --> procps-3.2.6
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| 
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| vmstat: /proc/stat buffer big enough for 1024 CPUs
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| dietlibc needs termios.h for struct winsize -- thanks Thomas Ogrisegg
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| top: can do per-task display -- thanks John Blackwood     rh114012
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| more MIPS crud  -- thanks Jim Gifford and Ryan Oliver
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| begin prep for setuid
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| top: fix %CPU max on 2..9 CPU SMP -- thanks Ga*tan LEURENT  rh110555
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| ps: fix crash related to realloc -- thanks David Houlder
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| ps: man page more detailed                         #334682
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| spelling fixes                       #300333 #334684 #334685
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| top: crash on resize fixed -- thanks Michal Maruska   #320289
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| vmstat: -p handles /dev/ and does not overflow  #319523 #330969
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| 
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| procps-3.2.4 --> procps-3.2.5
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| 
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| display problem on 64-bit systems fixed   #287947
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| top: variable-width PID and PPID
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| top: variable-width %CPU                   rh110555
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| sysctl: better error messages
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| ps: security labels can contain any printable ASCII
 | |
| top: help and version message on stdout, with exit(0)    #283541
 | |
| ps: SIGTSTP and SIGTTOU shouldn't print bug email address    #246123
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| slabtop: compile with glibc 2.2.17 (and older, likely)
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| slabtop: fix overflow on huge NUMA boxes                #264640
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| slabtop: accept any slabinfo 2.x format        g77301  #287691 rh145369 rh145906
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| ps: alignment after WCHAN fixed                            ub5385
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| pmap: when no -x or -d option, show full path        rh142751
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| 
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| procps-3.2.3 --> procps-3.2.4
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| 
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| support 64-bit MIPS with n32 binary
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| sparc32 optimized for sparc32 again
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| pwdx: new command -- thanks Nicholas Miell
 | |
| ps: UTF-8 username + command -- thanks Karel Zak rh134763,rh112518,rh134780
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| ps: more room for some columns
 | |
| ps: tolerate SubDomain security module CONTEXT/LABEL data    #277401
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| watch: passes COLUMNS and LINES in environment
 | |
| top: in batch mode, tolerate unknown $TERM -- thanks Daniel Walsh
 | |
| pkill: quiet about processes that die before kill()
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| 
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| procps-3.2.2 --> procps-3.2.3
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| 
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| avoid truncating long usernames
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| avoid warning about -lncurses when not linking (more)
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| new names for shared libraries (packagers: watch out!)
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| "make install" no longer rebuilds everything
 | |
| wchan now '*' for multi-threaded processes
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| ps: new man page -- thanks Nicolas Francois
 | |
| ps: STAT shows l for multi-threaded processes
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| vmstat: some overflow problems fixed -- thanks Holger Kiehl
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| sysctl: man page fix
 | |
| 
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| procps-3.2.1 --> procps-3.2.2
 | |
| 
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| new packager (downstream maintainer) guidelines in README
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| move striping from install command to CFLAGS
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| new gcc options in use: -fweb, -frename-registers, etc.
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| avoid warning about -lncurses when not linking -- thanks FLWM
 | |
| tolerate IA-64 headers without PAGE_SIZE
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| ps: k option, same as --sort
 | |
| ps: personality-specific -x support (HP-UX and SVR4-MP)
 | |
| pgrep: man page SEE ALSO updated                    #226817
 | |
| sysctl: -q and -N options
 | |
| sysctl: better error handling of failed writes
 | |
| top: tolerate sparse CPU numbering
 | |
| top: try to handle terminals lacking rmam and smam     #235003
 | |
| top: xterm dislikes clear-to-eol at eol (char lost)
 | |
| vmstat: fixed -d
 | |
| watch: allow sub-second intervals -- thanks Thomas Stewart
 | |
| 
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| procps-3.2.0 --> procps-3.2.1
 | |
| 
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| build even w/ curses in an odd location -- thanks to Segher Boessenkool
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| ps: STAT flags for fg process group and session leader
 | |
| ps: STAT flags for swapped out process dropped (was broken)
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| ps: new -M and Z options for security data (SELinux, etc.)
 | |
| slabtop: detect broken /proc/slabinfo -- thanks to Fabian Frederick
 | |
| slabtop: ensure that error messages show up on the screen -- FF again
 | |
| 
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| procps-3.1.15 --> procps-3.2.0
 | |
| 
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| build on IA-64 again                            #227933
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| pmap: output like Solaris 9, not Solaris 7
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| ps: also handle SELinux on the 2.4.xx kernels
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| top: during a ^Z, the terminal was messed up     #228822
 | |
| future-proof the tty handling   (thanks to Zhou Wei)
 | |
| slabtop  (Chris Rivera and Robert Love)          #226778
 | |
| pmap: detect the primary stack
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| pmap: -d format
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| free: report high and low memory
 | |
| 
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| procps-3.1.14 --> procps-3.1.15
 | |
| 
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| install to /lib64 if it exists
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| hide kernel PID bug (Linux 2.4.13-pre1 to 2.4.MAX)   #217278 #219730 #217525 #224470
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| ps: faster threaded display
 | |
| top: auto-margin problem                           #217559
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| ps: support NSA SELinux, all builds, Linux 2.6+    #193648
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| sysctl: tweak man page for ESR's broken parser
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| 
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| procps-3.1.13 --> procps-3.1.14
 | |
| 
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| top: displays on more genuine serial terminals
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| handle 32-bit dev_t of Linux 2.6
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| ps: finally, m and -m satisfy the original design
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| ps: distinct per-thread and whole-process pending signals
 | |
| 
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| procps-3.1.12 --> procps-3.1.13
 | |
| 
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| ps: can display NPTL threads w/ kernel patch
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| no seLinux for now (new kernel interface)
 | |
| 
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| procps-3.1.11 --> procps-3.1.12
 | |
| 
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| ps: explicit width ("ps -o pid,wchan:42,args")
 | |
| ps: $PS_FORMAT works properly                    #201575
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| top: new Linux 2.6.0-test4 CPU stats shown
 | |
| top: multiple -p options work again
 | |
| top: fixed 4 GB wrap-around
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| ps: has a set of tests to ensure correctness
 | |
| man page: /var/run/utmp, not /etc/utmp           #206583
 | |
| required flags moved out of CFLAGS               #205429
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| RPM generation handles /lib64
 | |
| WCHAN skips leading '.'
 | |
| vmstat: numerous new features
 | |
| 
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| procps-3.1.10 --> procps-3.1.11
 | |
| 
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| compile with gcc 2.95 again (C99 issue)
 | |
| 
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| procps-3.1.9 --> procps-3.1.10
 | |
| 
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| handle GPLONLY_ symbols                       #143549 #188374
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| kill: better man page
 | |
| skill: better man page
 | |
| ps: PID-like columns change width as needed
 | |
| top: COMMAND instead of Command
 | |
| vmstat: -m displays slabinfo
 | |
| vmstat: -d displays disk stats
 | |
| 
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| procps-3.1.8 --> procps-3.1.9
 | |
| 
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| memory sizes fixed for 64-bit w/ gcc 3.x      #194376 #191933
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| ps: detect broken OS install w/o /proc mounted        #172735
 | |
| top: fix suspend/resume behavior
 | |
| top: ditch warning until a GOOD interface is found    #188271
 | |
| kill: more info in the man page                       #182414
 | |
| ps: document the -o, o, -O, and O options             #169301
 | |
| vmstat: choose units you like: 1000, 1024, 1000000...
 | |
| 
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| procps-3.1.7 --> procps-3.1.8
 | |
| 
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| top: fix keyboard handling (help screen, etc.)
 | |
| 
 | |
| procps-3.1.6 --> procps-3.1.7
 | |
| 
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| Makefile: made SKIP feature easier to use
 | |
| watch: --help now explains -t, --no-title    #182246
 | |
| ps: warning directs users to the FAQ
 | |
| top: batch mode can refresh by fractional seconds
 | |
| top: faster start-up
 | |
| top: do not refresh like crazy
 | |
| ps: better crash message
 | |
| 
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| procps-3.1.5 --> procps-3.1.6
 | |
| 
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| handle the 2.5.61 kernel
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| top: memory leak fixed
 | |
| ps: new --ppid option selects by PPID
 | |
| watch: new --no-title option              #179862
 | |
| handle SPARC Linux badness
 | |
| rare crash fixed
 | |
| compile with gcc 2.91.xx again
 | |
| more informative "ps --info"
 | |
| README update
 | |
| ps: compare more with "ps -C verylongname"     #178127
 | |
| 
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| procps-3.1.4 --> procps-3.1.5
 | |
| 
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| ancient (2.x.xx era) data corruption fixed
 | |
| serious hidden-process problem (3.1.3+) fixed
 | |
| w: escape sequence vulnerability fixed
 | |
| 
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| procps-3.1.3 --> procps-3.1.4
 | |
| 
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| top: was trashing every "3" in a command name
 | |
| top: when killing a process, the PID was cut at a "3"
 | |
| top: more reliable %CPU
 | |
| update copyright dates (GPL & LGPL require this)
 | |
| RPM generation works now
 | |
| 
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| procps-3.1.2 --> procps-3.1.3
 | |
| 
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| uses /proc/*/wchan files when available
 | |
| top: user selection
 | |
| sysctl: add -e for Red Hat 8.0 boot scripts
 | |
| sysctl: the obvious --help, -V, and --version
 | |
| sysctl: some command line error checking
 | |
| w: stdout, not stderr -- thanks to Sander van Malssen
 | |
| 
 | |
| procps-3.1.1 --> procps-3.1.2
 | |
| 
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| better RPM generation
 | |
| use C99 features
 | |
| some seLinux fixes
 | |
| now count Inact_laundry as needed  #172163
 | |
| ps: fewer globals
 | |
| ps: hardware-enforced buffer protection
 | |
| ps: 1 kB smaller
 | |
| top: B command added (for bold on/off)
 | |
| top: handle old (and future) config files
 | |
| top: man page tweak
 | |
| top: old sort keys     #167249
 | |
| top: out-of-bounds RT as "RT"
 | |
| top: several times faster
 | |
| top: t command fixed
 | |
| vmstat: -f
 | |
| vmstat: -s
 | |
| w: much faster
 | |
| watch: don't drop empty lines   #171005
 | |
| watch: re-indented
 | |
| 
 | |
| procps-3.1.0 --> procps-3.1.1
 | |
| 
 | |
| vmstat faster on 2.5.xx kernels
 | |
| vmstat header fixed
 | |
| vmstat -a re-fixed
 | |
| 
 | |
| procps-3.0.5 --> procps-3.1.0
 | |
| 
 | |
| vmstat displays IO-wait time instead of bogus "w"
 | |
| can build w/o shared library (set SHARED=0)
 | |
| when IO-wait hidden, count as idle, not as sys
 | |
| pmap command added (like Sun has)
 | |
| do not crash GNU make 3.79
 | |
| top slightly faster
 | |
| 
 | |
| procps-3.0.4 --> procps-3.0.5
 | |
| 
 | |
| top tolerates super-wide displays
 | |
| better (?) RPM generation
 | |
| XConsole and top.desktop removed
 | |
| old build system removed
 | |
| code cleanup
 | |
| pgrep and pkill get "-o" (oldest matching process)
 | |
| had vmstat "bi" and "bo" output interchanged on 2.5.xx
 | |
| fix man page tbl directives
 | |
| top man page cleaned up
 | |
| 
 | |
| procps-3.0.3 --> procps-3.0.4
 | |
| 
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| make top go faster
 | |
| Linux 2.2.xx ELF note warning removed
 | |
| only show IO-wait on recent kernels
 | |
| fix top's SMP stats
 | |
| fix top for "dumb" and "vt510" terminals
 | |
| in top, limit the priority values to -99 ... 99
 | |
| 
 | |
| procps-3.0.2 --> procps-3.0.3
 | |
| 
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| more "make install" fixes
 | |
| lib CFLAGS working again
 | |
| top.1 codes fixed
 | |
| bad (int*) cast in top removed
 | |
| top runs faster
 | |
| libproc memory corruption fixed
 | |
| rant moved out of top.1 man page
 | |
| ability to SKIP installing things
 | |
| fixed ps --sort crash
 | |
| 
 | |
| procps-3.0.1 --> procps-3.0.2
 | |
| 
 | |
| top defaults to the old layout
 | |
| top defaults to sorting by %CPU
 | |
| fix top for non-SMP 2.2.xx and 2.0.xx
 | |
| new "make install" fixed
 | |
| vmstat -a fixed
 | |
| vmstat compiles with latest gcc-3.x
 | |
| vmstat does 64-bit time
 | |
| 
 | |
| procps-3.0.0 --> procps-3.0.1
 | |
| 
 | |
| sysctl handles net/ipv4/conf/eth1.0123/tag (VLAN interface)
 | |
| sysctl handles net.ipv4.conf.eth1/0123.tag (VLAN interface)
 | |
| "ps" is now about 2x faster than in procps-2.x.x
 | |
| "ps -F" now documented
 | |
| w works in KOI8-R locale
 | |
| vmstat documentation update
 | |
| "skill -n blah blah blah" lets you test options
 | |
| simple "make && make install" now
 | |
| 
 | |
| procps-2.x.x --> procps-3.0.0
 | |
| 
 | |
| designed to support Linux 2.0 through 2.5.41 and beyond
 | |
| new top, with optional: color, windowing, SMP stats
 | |
| runs faster
 | |
| more "it crashes" bugs fixed
 | |
| top shows IO-wait time
 | |
| vmstat can show active/inactive memory stats
 | |
| real-time info supported in ps
 | |
| correct "ps -o size" and "ps --sort size"
 | |
| new maintainers
 | |
| reduced memory usage for ps
 | |
| allow large PIDs to be specified
 | |
| SELINUX support is just a recompile away
 | |
| the "F" column shrank, so "ps -l" has more command name room
 | |
| 64-bit time reduces the overflow problem
 | |
| support S/390, IA-64 emulator, and user-mode Linux
 | |
| oldps is gone
 | |
| configure script -- use "make -f Makefile.noam" as a backup
 | |
| "w" program better at determining what a user is doing
 | |
| more stable
 | |
| code at http://procps.sf.net/ now (SourceForge)
 | |
| 
 | |
| Earlier changes, for those not using Debian already:
 | |
| 
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| more stable
 | |
| runs faster
 | |
| -F format option
 | |
| better error reporting in ps for unknown format specifiers
 | |
| BSD's sysctl options -b and -X
 | |
| top displays well on large-memory systems
 | |
| old BSD-style select-by-PID ("ps l$$")
 | |
| 15-character user names
 | |
| ps 'f' ASCII art forest fixed
 | |
| add SIGSYS on i386
 | |
| top reports real RSS value
 | |
| large-memory systems work
 | |
| minimal ps program for embedded systems (minimal.c)
 | |
| BSD personality process selection fixed
 | |
| support locale (French) with ',' and '.' mixed up
 | |
| pgrep program
 | |
| includes the "kill" and "nice" programs
 | |
| don't chop non-tty ps output at 80 columns
 |