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procps-3.1.15 --> procps-3.1.16
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top: during a ^Z, the terminal was messed up     #228822
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future-proof the tty handling   (thanks to Zhou Wei)
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slabtop  (Chris Rivera and Robert Love)          #226778 rh114012a
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procps-3.1.14 --> procps-3.1.15
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install to /lib64 if it exists
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hide kernel PID bug (Linux 2.4.13-pre1 to 2.4.MAX)   #217278 #219730 #217525 #224470
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ps: faster threaded display
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top: auto-margin problem                           #217559
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ps: support NSA SELinux, all builds, Linux 2.6+    #193648
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sysctl: tweak man page for ESR's broken parser
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procps-3.1.13 --> procps-3.1.14
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top: displays on more genuine serial terminals
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handle 32-bit dev_t of Linux 2.6
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ps: finally, m and -m satisfy the original design
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ps: distinct per-thread and whole-process pending signals
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procps-3.1.12 --> procps-3.1.13
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ps: can display NPTL threads w/ kernel patch
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no seLinux for now (new kernel interface)
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procps-3.1.11 --> procps-3.1.12
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ps: explicit width ("ps -o pid,wchan:42,args")
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ps: $PS_FORMAT works properly                    #201575
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top: new Linux 2.6.0-test4 CPU stats shown
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top: multiple -p options work again
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top: fixed 4 GB wrap-around
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ps: has a set of tests to ensure correctness
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man page: /var/run/utmp, not /etc/utmp           #206583
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required flags moved out of CFLAGS               #205429
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RPM generation handles /lib64
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WCHAN skips leading '.'
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vmstat: numerous new features
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procps-3.1.10 --> procps-3.1.11
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compile with gcc 2.95 again (C99 issue)
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procps-3.1.9 --> procps-3.1.10
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handle GPLONLY_ symbols                       #143549 #188374
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kill: better man page
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skill: better man page
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ps: PID-like columns change width as needed
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top: COMMAND instead of Command
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vmstat: -m displays slabinfo
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vmstat: -d displays disk stats
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procps-3.1.8 --> procps-3.1.9
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memory sizes fixed for 64-bit w/ gcc 3.x      #194376 #191933
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ps: detect broken OS install w/o /proc mounted        #172735
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top: fix suspend/resume behavior
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top: ditch warning until a GOOD interface is found    #188271
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kill: more info in the man page                       #182414
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ps: document the -o, o, -O, and O options             #169301
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vmstat: choose units you like: 1000, 1024, 1000000...
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procps-3.1.7 --> procps-3.1.8
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top: fix keyboard handling (help screen, etc.)
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procps-3.1.6 --> procps-3.1.7
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Makefile: made SKIP feature easier to use
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watch: --help now explains -t, --no-title    #182246
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ps: warning directs users to the FAQ
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top: batch mode can refresh by fractional seconds
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top: faster start-up
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top: do not refresh like crazy
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ps: better crash message
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procps-3.1.5 --> procps-3.1.6
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handle the 2.5.61 kernel
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top: memory leak fixed
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ps: new --ppid option selects by PPID
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watch: new --no-title option              #179862
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handle SPARC Linux badness
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rare crash fixed
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compile with gcc 2.91.xx again
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more informative "ps --info"
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README update
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ps: compare more with "ps -C verylongname"     #178127
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procps-3.1.4 --> procps-3.1.5
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ancient (2.x.xx era) data corruption fixed
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serious hidden-process problem (3.1.3+) fixed
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w: escape sequence vulnerability fixed
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procps-3.1.3 --> procps-3.1.4
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top: was trashing every "3" in a command name
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top: when killing a process, the PID was cut at a "3"
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top: more reliable %CPU
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update copyright dates (GPL & LGPL require this)
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RPM generation works now
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procps-3.1.2 --> procps-3.1.3
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uses /proc/*/wchan files when available
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top: user selection
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sysctl: add -e for Red Hat 8.0 boot scripts
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sysctl: the obvious --help, -V, and --version
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sysctl: some command line error checking
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w: stdout, not stderr -- thanks to Sander van Malssen
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procps-3.1.1 --> procps-3.1.2
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better RPM generation
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use C99 features
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some seLinux fixes
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now count Inact_laundry as needed  #172163
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ps: fewer globals
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ps: hardware-enforced buffer protection
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ps: 1 kB smaller
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top: B command added (for bold on/off)
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top: handle old (and future) config files
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top: man page tweak
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top: old sort keys     #167249
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top: out-of-bounds RT as "RT"
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top: several times faster
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top: t command fixed
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vmstat: -f
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vmstat: -s
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w: much faster
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watch: don't drop empty lines   #171005
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watch: re-indented
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procps-3.1.0 --> procps-3.1.1
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vmstat faster on 2.5.xx kernels
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vmstat header fixed
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vmstat -a re-fixed
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procps-3.0.5 --> procps-3.1.0
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vmstat displays IO-wait time instead of bogus "w"
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can build w/o shared library (set SHARED=0)
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when IO-wait hidden, count as idle, not as sys
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pmap command added (like Sun has)
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do not crash GNU make 3.79
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top slightly faster
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procps-3.0.4 --> procps-3.0.5
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top tolerates super-wide displays
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better (?) RPM generation
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XConsole and top.desktop removed
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old build system removed
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code cleanup
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pgrep and pkill get "-o" (oldest matching process)
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had vmstat "bi" and "bo" output interchanged on 2.5.xx
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fix man page tbl directives
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top man page cleaned up
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procps-3.0.3 --> procps-3.0.4
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make top go faster
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Linux 2.2.xx ELF note warning removed
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only show IO-wait on recent kernels
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fix top's SMP stats
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fix top for "dumb" and "vt510" terminals
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in top, limit the priority values to -99 ... 99
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procps-3.0.2 --> procps-3.0.3
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more "make install" fixes
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lib CFLAGS working again
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top.1 codes fixed
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bad (int*) cast in top removed
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top runs faster
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libproc memory corruption fixed
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rant moved out of top.1 man page
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ability to SKIP installing things
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fixed ps --sort crash
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procps-3.0.1 --> procps-3.0.2
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top defaults to the old layout
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top defaults to sorting by %CPU
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fix top for non-SMP 2.2.xx and 2.0.xx
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new "make install" fixed
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vmstat -a fixed
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vmstat compiles with latest gcc-3.x
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vmstat does 64-bit time
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procps-3.0.0 --> procps-3.0.1
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sysctl handles net/ipv4/conf/eth1.0123/tag (VLAN interface)
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sysctl handles net.ipv4.conf.eth1/0123.tag (VLAN interface)
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"ps" is now about 2x faster than in procps-2.x.x
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"ps -F" now documented
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w works in KOI8-R locale
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vmstat documentation update
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"skill -n blah blah blah" lets you test options
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simple "make && make install" now
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procps-2.x.x --> procps-3.0.0
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designed to support Linux 2.0 through 2.5.41 and beyond
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new top, with optional: color, windowing, SMP stats
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runs faster
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more "it crashes" bugs fixed
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top shows IO-wait time
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vmstat can show active/inactive memory stats
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real-time info supported in ps
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correct "ps -o size" and "ps --sort size"
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new maintainers
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reduced memory usage for ps
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allow large PIDs to be specified
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SELINUX support is just a recompile away
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the "F" column shrank, so "ps -l" has more command name room
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64-bit time reduces the overflow problem
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support S/390, IA-64 emulator, and user-mode Linux
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oldps is gone
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configure script -- use "make -f Makefile.noam" as a backup
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"w" program better at determining what a user is doing
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more stable
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code at http://procps.sf.net/ now (SourceForge)
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Earlier changes, for those not using Debian already:
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more stable
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runs faster
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-F format option
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better error reporting in ps for unknown format specifiers
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BSD's sysctl options -b and -X
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top displays well on large-memory systems
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old BSD-style select-by-PID ("ps l$$")
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15-character user names
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ps 'f' ASCII art forest fixed
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add SIGSYS on i386
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top reports real RSS value
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large-memory systems work
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minimal ps program for embedded systems (minimal.c)
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BSD personality process selection fixed
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support locale (French) with ',' and '.' mixed up
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pgrep program
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includes the "kill" and "nice" programs
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don't chop non-tty ps output at 80 columns
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