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More Process Related Commands

Since monitoring processes is an important system administration task, there are a lot of commands for it. Here are some to play with:

More Process Related Commands

Table 10-6: Other Process Related Commands

Command Description

Command Description

pstree Outputs a process list arranged in a tree-like pattern showing the parent/child relationships between processes.

vmstat Outputs a snapshot of system resource usage including, memory, swap and disk I/O. To see a continuous display, follow the command with a time delay (in seconds) for updates. For example: vmstat 5. Terminate the output with Ctrl-c.

xload A graphical program that draws a graph showing system load over time.

tload Similar to the xload program, but draws the graph in the terminal.

Terminate the output with Ctrl-c.

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