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 be3dcaa842 top: reduce minimum terminal width with 2 abreast mode
For the original implementation of the '4' toggle, the
minimum width was set at 165 columns. This was done to
avoid truncations when detailed cpu statistics (versus
graphs) were being displayed. Those can not be scaled.

Upon reflection, it seems more appropriate to give the
user the choice of whether or not to truncate. And, by
reducing that minimum width requirement to 80 columns,
we'll vastly expand potential use of two abreast mode.

[ we'll keep that original as '#define TOG4_NOTRUNC' ]

The patch also updates the man document appropriately.
Along the way, we will trade the potentially confusing
word 'adjacent' for the more natural 'additional' when
detailing the '!' toggle in 4b. Summary-Area-Commands.

Reference(s):
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps/-/issues/172
https://www.freelists.org/post/procps/two-major-changes-to-top

Signed-off-by: Jim Warner <james.warner@comcast.net>
2020-05-31 22:06:26 +10:00
contrib miscellaneous: clean up trailing whitespace once again 2013-04-07 18:05:01 +10:00
doc doc: First cut at new combined API doc 2020-05-19 22:43:21 +10:00
Documentation miscellaneous: remove some trailing whitespace buildup 2015-06-20 07:46:23 +10:00
include Build fails if not done from the source root directory (#105) 2018-08-08 20:03:16 +10:00
lib build-sys: Enable testing of sigqueue 2020-05-11 16:59:18 +10:00
man-po misc: Tell po4a to handle email macros 2018-06-23 21:59:14 +10:00
misc build-sys: rename the 'tools' subdirectory to 'misc' 2012-03-02 21:25:38 +11:00
po vmstat: Add NEWS and revert comment from prev 2020-05-12 19:06:34 +10:00
proc library: misc accumulated cosmetic header file changes 2020-05-28 19:49:40 +10:00
ps ps: eliminated inadvertent trailing double semi-colons 2020-04-10 14:37:15 +10:00
testsuite kill: use sigqueue to pass value with the signal. 2020-05-11 17:36:12 +10:00
top top: reduce minimum terminal width with 2 abreast mode 2020-05-31 22:06:26 +10:00
.gitignore misc: Update translations _________________ (catch up) 2018-05-06 07:19:38 +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 misc: Update translations _________________ (catch up) 2018-05-06 07:19:38 +10:00
free.1 docs: use correct units in free.1 _________ (catch up) 2019-09-22 07:32:03 +10:00
free.c free: Adjust space to really use 9 chars 2020-04-24 17:49:12 +10:00
INSTALL.md INSTALL.md: Replace blockquotes with code blocks 2020-04-24 18:56:16 +10:00
kill.1 kill: use sigqueue to pass value with the signal. 2020-05-11 17:36:12 +10:00
kill.c kill: use sigqueue to pass value with the signal. 2020-05-11 17:36:12 +10:00
Makefile.am docs: Add namespace man pages 2020-05-18 21:42:49 +10:00
NEWS NEWS: acknowledge those two new top command provisions 2020-05-28 19:49:40 +10:00
pgrep.1 pgrep: Allow older than selection 2020-05-17 23:00:27 +10:00
pgrep.c pgrep: Allow older than selection 2020-05-17 23:00:27 +10:00
pidof.1 pidof: Fix separator option 2019-09-21 16:20:41 +10:00
pidof.c pidof: show worker threads 2020-04-10 14:58:15 +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 0095-pmap: Fix extended mode in one_proc(). 2018-06-23 21:59:14 +10:00
pwdx.1 docs: fix manual page warnings 2012-04-16 12:55:53 +02:00
pwdx.c 0021-pwdx: Fix a misleading comment. 2018-06-23 21:59:14 +10:00
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 0027-skill: Prevent multiple overflows in ENLIST(). 2018-06-23 21:59:14 +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: adapted programs impacted by header file changes 2019-03-26 19:55:30 +11:00
snice.1 procps 010114 2002-02-01 22:47:29 +00:00
sysctl.8 sysctl: config directory order 2020-02-27 21:56:13 +11:00
sysctl.c sysctl: config directory order 2020-02-27 21:56:13 +11:00
sysctl.conf misc: Add some link examples to sysctl.conf (catch up) 2018-05-06 07:19:38 +10:00
sysctl.conf.5 sysctl: config directory order 2020-02-27 21:56:13 +11:00
tload.1 docs: fix manual page warnings 2012-04-16 12:55:53 +02:00
tload.c 0015-tload: Prevent integer overflows of ncols, nrows, and scr_size. 2018-06-23 21:59:14 +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 0009-uptime: Check the return value of various functions. 2018-06-23 21:59:14 +10:00
vmstat.8 library: reverting tmpfs subtraction from cached (18-FEB-2014) 2014-04-30 13:59:34 +02:00
vmstat.c vmstat: Add NEWS and revert comment from prev 2020-05-12 19:06:34 +10:00
w.1 w: correct program help & man page regarding arguments 2015-09-07 18:11:48 +10:00
w.c 0121-w: Clamp maxcmd to the MIN/MAX_CMD_WIDTH range. 2018-06-23 21:59:14 +10:00
watch.1 watch: add additional notes about environment 2020-05-12 19:30:28 +10:00
watch.c watch: add additional notes about environment 2020-05-12 19:30:28 +10:00

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.