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 adfa2bc75a library: please keep procps-private.h free of #include
The 'procps.h' header includes all other headers which
contain exported (public) functions, while this header
has some (private) macros required for implementation.

If we mix the two, by including procps.h in this file,
we'll lose all hope of the compiler catching the kinds
of errors corrected in an immediately preceding patch.

[ we must be diligent, always constantly striving to ]
[ protect jimmy from ill effects due to copy & paste ]

Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
2016-06-11 11:50:37 +10:00
contrib
doc library: protect against large version numbers. 2016-05-01 17:14:48 +10:00
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 misc: Few more resource leak fixes 2016-05-03 21:58:13 +10:00
man-po translations: Update all and fix Polish 2015-08-09 17:37:44 +10:00
misc
po lang: Update language files 2016-04-16 17:20:06 +10:00
proc library: please keep procps-private.h free of #include 2016-06-11 11:50:37 +10:00
ps misc: adapt pgms to pids_sort_order change, <PIDS> api 2016-06-09 20:51:06 +10:00
testsuite testsuite: kill test fails on signal names 2016-04-11 22:12:58 +10:00
top top: share the rcfile between master & newlib branches 2016-06-09 20:51:06 +10:00
.gitignore pgrep: some coverity fixes 2016-04-27 22:50:25 +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
ChangeLog Changed git site to gitlab 2015-05-10 14:57:50 +10:00
configure.ac build-sys: Enable optional hardening flags 2016-04-25 17:07:22 +10:00
COPYING
COPYING.LIB
create-man-pot.sh
free.1 free: use SReclaimable in cached 2015-10-24 14:29:25 +11:00
free.c misc: adapted other programs to changes, <MEMINFO> api 2016-05-12 07:51:10 +10:00
INSTALL.md docs: Updated documentation 2015-05-10 17:23:54 +10:00
kill.1
kill.c kill: print usage if no pid is passed in command line 2016-04-11 21:04:41 +10:00
Makefile.am library: rename the 'slab' sources as 'slabinfo' files 2016-06-09 20:51:06 +10:00
NEWS pidof: check cmd if space in argv0 2016-04-17 16:55:44 +10:00
pgrep.1 misc: eliminate accumulated trailing whitespace, again 2016-03-12 14:53:53 +11:00
pgrep.c misc: adapt others to changes in interface, <PIDS> api 2016-05-16 19:58:20 +10:00
pidof.1
pidof.c misc: adapt others to changes in interface, <PIDS> api 2016-05-16 19:58:20 +10:00
pkill.1
pmap.1
pmap.c pmap: Minor fixes 2016-05-17 21:55:14 +10:00
pwdx.1
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.c misc: adapt others to changes in interface, <PIDS> api 2016-05-16 19:58:20 +10:00
slabtop.1 procps: Add a zero-width break point in slabtop.1 2015-06-01 22:04:40 +10:00
slabtop.c slabtop: correct the sort behavior for that NAME field 2016-06-11 11:50:37 +10:00
snice.1
sysctl.8 docs: Fix typos in slabtop.1, sysctl.8 and uptime.1 2014-09-16 19:35:28 +02:00
sysctl.c Merge branch 'master' into newlib 2015-10-28 21:09:26 +11:00
sysctl.conf
sysctl.conf.5 docs: Fix typos in sysctl.8 and sysctl.conf.5 2014-09-15 16:24:59 +02:00
tload.1
tload.c library: cleanup of library includes 2016-04-16 17:03:57 +10:00
translate-man.sh
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
vmstat.c misc: adapted other pgms to changes in, <SLABINFO> api 2016-06-09 20:51:06 +10:00
w.1 w: correct program help & man page regarding arguments 2015-09-07 18:11:48 +10:00
w.c misc: adapt others to changes in interface, <PIDS> api 2016-05-16 19:58:20 +10:00
watch.1
watch.c watch: interpret esc[m sequence 2016-03-10 22:21:13 +11:00

build status 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.