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  1. <sect2><title>&nbsp;</title><para>&nbsp;</para></sect2>
  2. <sect2><title>Short descriptions</title>
  3. <para><command>free</command> reports the amount of free and used memory
  4. in the system, both physical and swap memory.</para>
  5. <para><command>kill</command> is used to send signals to processes.</para>
  6. <para><command>ps</command> gives a snapshot of the current processes.</para>
  7. <para><command>pgrep</command> looks up processes based on their name
  8. and other attributes.</para>
  9. <para><command>pkill</command> signals processes based on their name
  10. and other attributes.</para>
  11. <para><command>skill</command> sends signals to processes matching the
  12. given criteria.</para>
  13. <para><command>snice</command> changes the scheduling priority of processes
  14. matching the given criteria.</para>
  15. <para><command>sysctl</command> modifies kernel parameters at run time.</para>
  16. <para><command>tload</command> prints a graph of the current system load
  17. average.</para>
  18. <para><command>top</command> displays the top CPU processes. It provides
  19. an ongoing look at processor activity in real time.</para>
  20. <para><command>vmstat</command> reports virtual memory statistics, giving
  21. information about processes, memory, paging, block IO, traps, and CPU
  22. activity.</para>
  23. <para><command>w</command> shows which users are currently logged on,
  24. where and since when.</para>
  25. <para><command>watch</command> runs a given command repeatedly,
  26. displaying the first screenful of its output. This allows you to watch the
  27. output change over time.</para>
  28. <para><command>libproc</command> contains the functions used by most
  29. programs in this package.</para>
  30. </sect2>