6.21. Procps-3.2.7

6.21.2. Contents of Procps

Installed programs: free, kill, pgrep, pkill, pmap, ps, pwdx, skill, slabtop, snice, sysctl, tload, top, uptime, vmstat, w, and watch

Installed library: libproc.so

free	Reports the amount of free and used memory (both physical and swap memory) in the system
kill	Sends signals to processes
pgrep	Looks up processes based on their name and other attributes
pkill	Signals processes based on their name and other attributes
pmap	Reports the memory map of the given process
ps	Lists the current running processes
pwdx	Reports the current working directory of a process
skill	Sends signals to processes matching the given criteria
slabtop	Displays detailed kernel slap cache information in real time
snice	Changes the scheduling priority of processes matching the given criteria
sysctl	Modifies kernel parameters at run time
tload	Prints a graph of the current system load average
top	Displays a list of the most CPU intensive processes; it provides an ongoing look at processor activity in real time
uptime	Reports how long the system has been running, how many users are logged on, and the system load averages
vmstat	Reports virtual memory statistics, giving information about processes, memory, paging, block Input/Output (IO), traps, and CPU activity
w	Shows which users are currently logged on, where, and since when
watch	Runs a given command repeatedly, displaying the first screen-full of its output; this allows a user to watch the output change over time
`libproc`	Contains the functions used by most programs in this package