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6.72.2. Contents of Procps-ng
Installed programs: free, pgrep, pidof, pkill, pmap, ps, pwdx, slabtop, sysctl, tload, top, uptime, vmstat, w, and watch
Installed library: libprocps.so
Installed directories: /usr/include/proc and /usr/share/doc/procps-ng-3.3.15
Short Descriptions
free Reports the amount of free and used memory (both physical and swap memory) in the system
pgrep Looks up processes based on their name and other attributes
pidof Reports the PIDs of the given programs
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
slabtop Displays detailed kernel slab cache information in real time
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
libprocps Contains the functions used by most programs in this package