Command line and full screen utilities for browsing procfs, a "pseudo" file system dynamically generated by Linux to provide information about the status of entries in its process table.
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Werner Fink 1ca49b93d2 Preload sysctl lines even if longer than stdio buffer
by using getline(3) to use a dynamically increased buffer
if required by the input found in sysctl configuration files.

Signed-off-by: Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>
2018-03-01 21:39:46 +11:00
contrib miscellaneous: clean up trailing whitespace once again 2013-04-07 18:05:01 +10:00
doc documentation: Update pids manual pages 2017-01-05 09:44:04 +11:00
Documentation miscellaneous: remove some trailing whitespace buildup 2015-06-20 07:46:23 +10:00
include tests: update template and add pids 2016-04-19 21:33:02 +10:00
lib library: Move runtime signal count check to compile time 2017-12-23 18:01:38 +11:00
man-po ps: recognize SCHED_DEADLINE 2016-11-21 21:56:37 +11:00
misc build-sys: rename the 'tools' subdirectory to 'misc' 2012-03-02 21:25:38 +11:00
po free: french translation alignment 2016-08-23 20:46:17 +10:00
proc library: expanded to provide for the UID used at login 2018-02-19 20:33:59 +11:00
ps ps: changed to exploit a newly added UID used at login 2018-02-19 20:33:59 +11:00
testsuite free: Update tests and fix for previous patch 2018-01-13 16:12:19 +11:00
top top: change to exploit a newly added UID used at login 2018-02-19 20:33:59 +11:00
.gitignore Port of merge request 49 to newlib 2017-08-19 23:05:22 +10:00
.gitlab-ci.yml test: Update gitlab CI YAML to use shared runner 2016-04-20 22:20:55 +10:00
AUTHORS Changed git site to gitlab 2015-05-10 14:57:50 +10:00
autogen.sh Fix a remaining util-linux word in autogen 2012-02-26 08:39:16 +11:00
ChangeLog Changed git site to gitlab 2015-05-10 14:57:50 +10:00
configure.ac Port of merge request 49 to newlib 2017-08-19 23:05:22 +10:00
COPYING license: update FSF addresses 2012-03-04 08:04:24 +11:00
COPYING.LIB miscellaneous: clean up trailing whitespace once again 2013-04-07 18:05:01 +10:00
create-man-pot.sh docs: with systemd now in library, remember openproc.3 2014-07-18 20:49:57 +02:00
free.1 watch,free: interpet intervals in non-locale way 2016-07-03 16:20:48 +10:00
free.c free: Update tests and fix for previous patch 2018-01-13 16:12:19 +11:00
INSTALL.md docs: Updated documentation 2015-05-10 17:23:54 +10:00
kill.1 docs: fix manual page warnings 2012-04-16 12:55:53 +02:00
kill.c kill: -l space between name parses correctly 2017-05-22 22:15:59 +10:00
Makefile.am Install some missing header files required by procps.h 2017-12-23 18:08:32 +11:00
NEWS free: Update tests and fix for previous patch 2018-01-13 16:12:19 +11:00
pgrep.1 docs: Update pgrep.1 example to more modern browser 2017-12-22 15:10:54 +11:00
pgrep.c pkill: Return 0 if successfully killed process 2017-02-04 12:00:24 +11:00
pidof.1 pidof: support for omitted %PPID and additional separators 2013-10-14 15:38:33 +02:00
pidof.c related: respond to VAL macro addition of context parm 2016-08-07 21:40:48 +10:00
pkill.1 procps 010114 2002-02-01 22:47:29 +00:00
pmap.1 pmap: Including -p in the man page 2013-11-26 13:45:22 +01:00
pmap.c pmap: fix printing bug associated with the '-x' option 2016-09-11 09:31:05 +10:00
pwdx.1 docs: fix manual page warnings 2012-04-16 12:55:53 +02:00
pwdx.c Handle out of memory conditions. 2015-07-11 21:28:47 +02:00
README.md misc: eliminate accumulated trailing whitespace, again 2016-03-12 14:53:53 +11:00
skill.1 skill: support namespaces 2013-04-18 13:59:44 -04:00
skill.c Port of merge request 49 to newlib 2017-08-19 23:05:22 +10:00
slabtop.1 procps: Add a zero-width break point in slabtop.1 2015-06-01 22:04:40 +10:00
slabtop.c misc: eliminate all those remaining gcc -Wall warnings 2017-05-22 21:38:10 +10:00
snice.1 procps 010114 2002-02-01 22:47:29 +00:00
sysctl.8 docs: sysctl.8 clarify when w flag is required 2018-02-19 21:07:21 +11:00
sysctl.c Preload sysctl lines even if longer than stdio buffer 2018-03-01 21:39:46 +11:00
sysctl.conf docs: remove tcp_default_win_scale from sysctl.conf sample 2012-01-24 22:34:12 +01:00
sysctl.conf.5 misc: remove some newly introduced trailing whitespace 2016-09-26 07:40:45 +10:00
tload.1 docs: fix manual page warnings 2012-04-16 12:55:53 +02:00
tload.c Fix out of boundary write on 1x1 terminals 2017-08-19 23:10:26 +10:00
translate-man.sh Fixed translate-man.sh for no top ps 2014-05-28 20:12:33 +10:00
uptime.1 docs: Fix typos in slabtop.1, sysctl.8 and uptime.1 2014-09-16 19:35:28 +02:00
uptime.c library: cleanup of library includes 2016-04-16 17:03:57 +10:00
vmstat.8 library: reverting tmpfs subtraction from cached (18-FEB-2014) 2014-04-30 13:59:34 +02:00
vmstat.c vmstat: respond to enhanced <slabinfo> parameter check 2017-12-20 21:18:54 +11:00
w.1 w: correct program help & man page regarding arguments 2015-09-07 18:11:48 +10:00
w.c related: fix inconsistencies in result type references 2016-08-07 21:40:48 +10:00
watch.1 documentation: Update watch man page 2016-07-03 16:20:58 +10:00
watch.c watch: Support ANSI 39,49 reset sequences 2017-12-20 22:13:31 +11:00

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procps is a set of command line and full-screen utilities that provide information out of the pseudo-filesystem most commonly located at /proc. This filesystem provides a simple interface to the kernel data structures. The programs of procps generally concentrate on the structures that describe the processess running on the system.

The following programs are found in procps:

  • free - Report the amount of free and used memory in the system
  • kill - Send a signal to a process based on PID
  • pgrep - List processes based on name or other attributes
  • pkill - Send a signal to a process based on name or other attributes
  • pmap - Report memory map of a process
  • ps - Report information of processes
  • pwdx - Report current directory of a process
  • skill - Obsolete version of pgrep/pkill
  • slabtop - Display kernel slab cache information in real time
  • snice - Renice a process
  • sysctl - Read or Write kernel parameters at run-time
  • tload - Graphical representation of system load average
  • top - Dynamic real-time view of running processes
  • uptime - Display how long the system has been running
  • vmstat - Report virtual memory statistics
  • w - Report logged in users and what they are doing
  • watch - Execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen

Reporting Bugs

There are a few ways of reporting bugs or feature requests:

  1. Your distributions bug reporter. If you are using a distribution your first port of call is their bug tracker. This is because each distribution has their own patches and way of dealing with bugs. Also bug reporting often does not need any subscription to websites.
  2. GitLab Issues - To the left of this page is the issue tracker. You can report bugs here.
  3. Email list - We have an email list (see below) where you can report bugs. The problem with this method is bug reports often get lost and cannot be tracked. This is especially a big problem when its something that will take time to resolve.

If you need to report bugs, there is more details on the Bug Reporting page.

Email List

The email list for the developers and users of procps is found at http://www.freelists.org/archive/procps/ This email list discusses the development of procps and is used by distributions to also forward or discuss bugs.