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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.