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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..39cd5fe --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +[](https://gitlab.com/ci/projects/2142?ref=master) +procps +====== + +procps is a set of command line and full-screen utilities that provide +information out of the pseudo-filesystem most commonly located at /proc. +This filesystem provides a simple interface to the kernel data structures. +The programs of procps generally concentrate on the structures that describe +the processess running on the system. + +The following programs are found in procps: +* *free* - Report the amount of free and used memory in the system +* *kill* - Send a signal to a process based on PID +* *pgrep* - List processes based on name or other attributes +* *pkill* - Send a signal to a process based on name or other attributes +* *pmap* - Report memory map of a process +* *ps* - Report information of processes +* *pwdx* - Report current directory of a process +* *skill* - Obsolete version of pgrep/pkill +* *slabtop* - Display kernel slab cache information in real time +* *snice* - Renice a process +* *sysctl* - Read or Write kernel parameters at run-time +* *tload* - Graphical representation of system load average +* *top* - Dynamic real-time view of running processes +* *uptime* - Display how long the system has been running +* *vmstat* - Report virtual memory statistics +* *w* - Report logged in users and what they are doing +* *watch* - Execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen + +## Reporting Bugs +There are a few ways of reporting bugs or feature requests: + +1. Your distribution's bug reporter. If you are using a distribution your first +port of call is their bug tracker. This is because each distribution has their +own patches and way of dealing with bugs. Also bug reporting often does not need +any subscription to websites. +2. GitLab Issues - To the left of this page is the issue tracker. You can report +bugs here. +3. Email list - We have an email list (see below) where you can report bugs. +The problem with this method is bug reports often get lost and cannot be +tracked. This is especially a big problem when its something that will take +time to resolve. + +If you need to report bugs, there is more details on the +[Bug Reporting](https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps/blob/master/Documentation/bugs.md) +page. + +## Email List +The email list for the developers and users of procps is found at +http://www.freelists.org/archive/procps/ +This email list discusses the development of procps and is used by distributions +to also forward or discuss bugs. |