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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Jim Warner 281c37d1cd library: removed that 'simple_readtask' unused pointer
This patch just eliminates a parameter present for the
simple_readtask() function which is not needed nor has
it ever actually been used. It will make calls to that
function (via taskreader ptr) slightly more efficient.

Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
2019-10-27 22:27:49 +11:00
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proc library: removed that 'simple_readtask' unused pointer 2019-10-27 22:27:49 +11:00
ps ps: increase command name length to 64 ____ (catch up) 2019-09-22 07:32:03 +10:00
testsuite testsuite: pgrep: Provide test for matching a more than 4k command line; beware as TCL does not seem to match on strings >4k 2019-09-21 17:00:53 +10:00
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free.1 docs: use correct units in free.1 _________ (catch up) 2019-09-22 07:32:03 +10:00
free.c misc: adapted programs impacted by header file changes 2019-03-26 19:55:30 +11:00
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kill.c 0022-skill: Simplify the kill_main() loop. 2018-06-23 21:59:14 +10:00
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NEWS NEWS: update/catch up with the 'master' branch version 2019-09-22 07:32:03 +10:00
pgrep.1 pgrep.c: Match based on process run state for issue 109 2019-03-20 20:59:00 +11:00
pgrep.c pgrep: Use POSIX _SC_ARG_MAX for maximum full command line length 2019-09-21 16:58:30 +10:00
pidof.1 pidof: Fix separator option 2019-09-21 16:20:41 +10:00
pidof.c pidof: Fix separator option 2019-09-21 16:20:41 +10:00
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pmap.c 0095-pmap: Fix extended mode in one_proc(). 2018-06-23 21:59:14 +10:00
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pwdx.c 0021-pwdx: Fix a misleading comment. 2018-06-23 21:59:14 +10:00
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skill.c 0027-skill: Prevent multiple overflows in ENLIST(). 2018-06-23 21:59:14 +10:00
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slabtop.c misc: adapted programs impacted by header file changes 2019-03-26 19:55:30 +11:00
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sysctl.8 docs: sysctl.8 clarify when w flag is required 2018-02-19 21:07:21 +11:00
sysctl.c sysctl: ignore errors from lines starting with - 2019-09-21 15:53:45 +10:00
sysctl.conf misc: Add some link examples to sysctl.conf (catch up) 2018-05-06 07:19:38 +10:00
sysctl.conf.5 sysctl: ignore errors from lines starting with - 2019-09-21 15:53:45 +10:00
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tload.c 0015-tload: Prevent integer overflows of ncols, nrows, and scr_size. 2018-06-23 21:59:14 +10:00
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uptime.c 0009-uptime: Check the return value of various functions. 2018-06-23 21:59:14 +10:00
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vmstat.c misc: adapted programs impacted by header file changes 2019-03-26 19:55:30 +11:00
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w.c 0121-w: Clamp maxcmd to the MIN/MAX_CMD_WIDTH range. 2018-06-23 21:59:14 +10:00
watch.1 docs: Reword --exec option in watch.1 _____ (catch up) 2018-05-06 07:19:38 +10:00
watch.c watch: fix unsetting of COLOR flag 2019-09-21 16:05:13 +10:00

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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.