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 a59a269661 library: added PROCPS_PIDS_CGNAME for <pids> interface
The ps program was modified to print the control group
names, based on the library provided list of all those
control groups to which a process belongs. But this is
probably something the newlib should be doing for all.

So this commit borrows the ps approach to cg names and
thus will make that available to all future consumers.

[ but stay tuned! there is a commit coming soon that ]
[ represents a rather major internal redesign, which ]
[ was prompted by the ps and top adaptation testing. ]

Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
2015-10-14 21:48:41 +11:00
contrib miscellaneous: clean up trailing whitespace once again 2013-04-07 18:05:01 +10:00
Documentation miscellaneous: remove some trailing whitespace buildup 2015-06-20 07:46:23 +10:00
include kill: split out from skill/snice 2015-09-26 09:13:13 +10:00
lib kill: split out from skill/snice 2015-09-26 09:13:13 +10:00
man-po revert pl.po file 2015-06-14 09:08:01 +10:00
misc build-sys: rename the 'tools' subdirectory to 'misc' 2012-03-02 21:25:38 +11:00
po build-sys: tweak to prevent dirty tree with every make 2015-06-21 08:07:51 +10:00
proc library: added PROCPS_PIDS_CGNAME for <pids> interface 2015-10-14 21:48:41 +11:00
ps misc: adapt ps & top to procps_pids_stacks_sort rename 2015-10-14 21:47:19 +11:00
testsuite testsuite: check for trailing garbage in pkill 2015-10-14 21:31:56 +11:00
top misc: adapt ps & top to procps_pids_stacks_sort rename 2015-10-14 21:47:19 +11:00
.gitignore library: tests for sysinfo 2015-07-20 22:23:21 +10:00
.gitlab-ci.yml Grab the CI file from master 2015-09-03 22:55:36 +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 build, library & top: make OOMEM options unconditional 2015-08-23 21:08:18 +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 miscellaneous: remove some trailing whitespace buildup 2015-06-20 07:46:23 +10:00
free.c library: Fix up stat API 2015-06-26 22:37:28 +10:00
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: split out from skill/snice 2015-09-26 09:13:13 +10:00
Makefile.am watch: Correctly process [m Remove lib dependency 2015-10-14 21:34:54 +11:00
NEWS Changed git site to gitlab 2015-05-10 14:57:50 +10:00
pgrep.1 pgrep: Use new library API 2015-09-26 08:19:32 +10:00
pgrep.c pkill: reject -signal number with trailing garbage 2015-10-14 21:24:38 +11:00
pidof.1 pidof: support for omitted %PPID and additional separators 2013-10-14 15:38:33 +02:00
pidof.c pidof: remove unrequired includes 2015-09-26 14:37:38 +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: adapt to normailzed <pids> select/fill interface 2015-10-05 21:50:01 +11:00
pwdx.1 docs: fix manual page warnings 2012-04-16 12:55:53 +02:00
pwdx.c pwdx: Do not link to libprocps 2015-06-24 22:27:24 +10:00
README.md miscellaneous: remove some trailing whitespace buildup 2015-06-20 07:46:23 +10:00
skill.1 skill: support namespaces 2013-04-18 13:59:44 -04:00
skill.c skill: use library for process scanning 2015-09-26 14:32:56 +10:00
slabtop.1 procps: Add a zero-width break point in slabtop.1 2015-06-01 22:04:40 +10:00
slabtop.c library: eliminate extra stack header space provisions 2015-07-23 22:31:50 +10:00
snice.1 procps 010114 2002-02-01 22:47:29 +00:00
sysctl.8 docs: Fix typos in slabtop.1, sysctl.8 and uptime.1 2014-09-16 19:35:28 +02:00
sysctl.c sysctl: Remove links to library 2015-09-01 20:57:56 +10:00
sysctl.conf docs: remove tcp_default_win_scale from sysctl.conf sample 2012-01-24 22:34:12 +01:00
sysctl.conf.5 docs: Fix typos in sysctl.8 and sysctl.conf.5 2014-09-15 16:24:59 +02:00
tload.1 docs: fix manual page warnings 2012-04-16 12:55:53 +02:00
tload.c library: loadavg change to procps_loadavg 2015-07-01 21:47:30 +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: Update uptime calls to standard format 2015-06-29 22:09:59 +10:00
vmstat.8 library: reverting tmpfs subtraction from cached (18-FEB-2014) 2014-04-30 13:59:34 +02:00
vmstat.c miscellaneous: silence a whole bunch of clang warnings 2015-09-21 22:34:27 +10:00
w.1 w: correct program help & man page regarding arguments 2015-09-07 18:11:48 +10:00
w.c w: Adjust command width 2015-10-14 21:34:22 +11:00
watch.1 watch: typo in man (closign->closing) 2014-09-12 14:22:48 +02:00
watch.c watch: Correctly process [m Remove lib dependency 2015-10-14 21:34:54 +11:00

procps

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.