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Original report: When trying kill a process with insufficient privileges (see blow), pkill displays the error message “... failed: Operation not permitted”, but returns 0. Surely it should return 3? $ pkill syslogd ; echo $? pkill: killing pid 373 failed: Operation not permitted 0 Return value 0 means one of more things matched. For a pgrep (which shares code with pkill) this makes sense, there was a match. It seems wrong for pkill to return 0 when it in fact could not do what you told it to. However return value 3 means a fatal error and it's not fatal. Looking at other programs when trying to kill things it cannot kill. shell kill returns 1, procps kill returns 1, killall returns 1, skill returns 0 (and says it was successful!, ah well poor old skill) The consensus seems to be that you return 1 if you cannot kill it, even if you found it. In other words the return value for both not found and not able to kill it is the same. pkill only returns 0 if something was killed. This means we found a match AND the kill() system call worked too. References: https://bugs.debian.org/852758 Signed-off-by: Craig Small <csmall@enc.com.au>
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procps-ng-NEXT
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* watch: define HOST_NAME_MAX where not defined Debian #830734
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* library: dont use vm_min_free on non Linux Debian #831396
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* library: dont use SIGPWR on FreeBSD Debian #832148
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* pmap: fix duplicate output line under '-x' option Redhat #1374061
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* top: eliminated minor libnuma memory leak
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* ps: avoid eip/esp address truncations Debian #846361
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* library: don't strip off wchan prefixes (ps & top) Redhat #1322111
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* top: add config file support for XDG specification
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* pgrep: warn about 15+ char name only if -f not used
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* pkill: Return 0 only if we can kill process Debian #852758
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procps-ng-3.3.12
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----------------
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* libprocps API 6:0:0
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* build: formerly optional --enable-oomem unconditional
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* free: man document rewritten for shared Debian #755233
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* free: interpret intervals in non-locale way Debian #692113
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* kill: report error if cannot kill process Debian #733172
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* library: refine calculation of 'cached' memory
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* library: find tty quicker Debian #770215
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* library: eliminate threads display inconsistencies Redhat #1284091
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* pidof: check cmd if space found in argv0
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* pmap: fixed detail parsing on long mapping lines
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* pmap: fix occasional incorrect memory usage values Redhat #1262864
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* ps: sort by cgroup Debian #692279
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* ps: display control group name with -o cgname
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* ps: fallback to attr/current for context Debian #786956
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* ps: enabled broken 'thcount' option Redhat #1174313
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* tests: conditionally add prctl Debian #816237
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* top: displays the 3 new linux-4.5 RES memory fields
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* top: man page memory fields corrected + new narrative
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* top: added display of CGNAME (control group name)
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* top: is now more responsive to cpus brought online
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* top: namespace cols use suppressible zero
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* top: zero suppress ('0') includes out-of-memory & nice
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* top: better 'i' toggle management when scrolled
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* top: the '=' key now includes active locate requests
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* vmstat: devices exceeding 15 chars now displayed Redhat #586078
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* watch: hostname added to header
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* watch: better handling ANSI including esc[m Debian #830313
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* watch: use locale-independent float Debian #692113
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procps-ng-3.3.11
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* libprocps API 5:0:0
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* pgrep: don't crash with -a -w flags. Merge 33, Debian #768190
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* skill: command line with signal number interpreted correctly
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* pmap: print process name even if smaps is unreadable Debian #775624
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* ps: sort by etimes column, uses etime Debian #794619
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* ps, top: Add support for LXC containers. Ubuntu #1174911
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* w: work with smaller window sizes Debian #183394
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* w: correctly find "best" proc with pid wrap
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* library: use merged systemd library Debian #731256
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* kill,skill,pkill: fix option parsing
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* top once again will fully honor a saved rcfile,
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without requiring --disable-modern-top. Debian #762928, #762947
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* vmstat: Not crash if partition appears before disk Debian #736628
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* free: -s without -c works Debian #733758
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procps-ng-3.3.10
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* sysctl --system loads default config file - Debian #732920
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* ps doesn't exit on SIGCONT
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* top better accommodates discontinuous NUMA nodes
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* ps cmdline trailing spaces suppressed under zsh, redhat #1057600
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* kill restores the '-HUP -1' functionality
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* vmstat -d / -p segfault eliminated when /sys is not mounted
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* pgrep properly shows full command line when -au are combined
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* vmstat supports timestamps with -t/--timestamp option
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* top is now immune to distortions when system time is reset
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* top standardized the <Esc> key support with prompted input
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* top missing summary area info added to man document, ubuntu #574624
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* top properly responds to the current locale LC_NUMERIC setting
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* top provides alternate graph modes for cpu states and memory usage
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* top offers new startup defaults, plus ./configure --disable-modern-top
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* top exploits MemAvailable field and offers improved memory statistics
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* ps new --quick-pid option, a more efficient alternative to --pid option
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* usernames up to 32 characters now accommodated (up from 19), redhat #1112734
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* free exploits MemAvailable field and offers improved memory statistics
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* free considers slabs in displayed totals, debian #565518, ubuntu #126329
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* watch supports new ANSI styles and background colors
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procps-ng-3.3.9
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* kernel namespaces support added to skill, pgrep, ps and top
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* pidof was reimplemented from scratch (replacing sysvinit pidof)
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* ps has configurable libselinux support (--enable-libselinux)
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* ps provides for display of systemd slice unit (--with-systemd)
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* free can once again report non-zero 'shared' memory
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* sysctl provides '--system' to ignore missing /etc/sysctl.conf
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* watch interval capacity was increased - debian #720445
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* pwdx no longer fails in a nonexistent locale - debian #718766
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* top clarified summary area Mem/Swap stats - debian #718670
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* top batch mode -w (width) abend fixed - debian #721204
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* top man page removed 'Bd/Ed' mdoc macros - debian #725713
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* top no longer clears screen at exit - redhat #977561
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* top adapted to potential libnuma stderr message - redhat #998678
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* top added missing batch mode newline - redhat #1008674
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procps-ng-3.3.8
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* top adds extensions for linux NUMA/Node capability
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* top has reverted to former %CPU and %MEM precision
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but also provides a '--enable-wide-percent' option
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Debian #707648
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* eliminate the potential library segmentation fault
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Debian #706259, RedHat #951391
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* top now accommodates a window manager like 'screen'
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RedHat #962022
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* ps shows systemd unit and user unit for a process
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procps-ng-3.3.7
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* top adds a powerful new filter feature wherein any
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window can include or exlude selected fields which
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contain specific values - Debian #682082 & #682083
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* top preserves user input for later recall and edit
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* top provides true input editing vs. just backspace
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* top user filtering with exclusion - Debian #682086
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* top field management resize errors no longer fatal
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* top is more responsive to window resize (SIGWINCH)
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* top will now preserve user's context when signaled
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procps-ng-3.3.6
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* top adds a powerful new feature where the contents
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of some file or output from a program, pipeline or
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shell script can be viewed in its own scrollable &
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searchable window while pausing the normal display
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* top highlights matches with 'locate/next' commands
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* top adds summary/task area memory scaling commands
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* top adds a command to suppress insignificant zeros
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* top adds a command line sort field override switch
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* top provides a default PID for kill, nice commands
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* top allows core dump generation, if a signal would
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* pmap adds 2 new options based on smaps, -X and -XX
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* Adjusted pmap pidlist storage Debian #688180
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* programs will permit core-dumps RedHat #87825, 512857
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* receiving a signal is not a crash RedHat #871824, 441656
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* ps: Fixed negative etime RedHat #871819, #433266
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* pkill -c option returns Debian #693783
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* pmap uses correct types for memory allocation Debian #688180
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* expose freeproc, adds function to API Debian #681653
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procps-ng-3.3.5
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* Bumped SONAME to take into acccount API change
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procps-ng-3.3.4
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* Removed ps -aux bogus message
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* w get -i option to display IP addresses
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* watch 8bit fixes Debian #675069
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* Fixed FTBFS for non-linux Debian #677055
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* pkill -u <uid> doesn't need space Debian #676239
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* top enables intra-column horizontal scrolling
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* top can display a task's environment
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* top can display major/minor pg fault deltas, Debian ##84992
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* top provides additional control over column widths
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* top offers user controlled left/right justification
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procps-ng-3.3.3
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* watch -g command repeats until something changes
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* Changed labels of kB etc to KiB Debian #662786
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* top supports hotplugged memory and cpus Debian #351934, #459287
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* top %cpu not distorted when switch to/from threads Debian #441166
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* top can read old toprc configuration files Debian #651213, #651863
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* top supports input paste once again Debian #663334
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* top -p avoids SEGV when pid doesn't exist Debian 668335
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* Various DejaGNU test cases fixed
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* pgrep.1 graoff syntax fix Debian #665425
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* sysctl avoid crash when -p file has unexpected input
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* sysctl .conf off-by-one error Debian #669128
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* libprocps: protect locale env getting overwrite RedHat #548711
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* Documentation catch up (fixed prior to 3.3.3)
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. top repeating "%" wastes space Debian #322984
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. top -U user name parse error Debian #623200
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. top memory leaks Debian #627257
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. top impossible task swap statistics Debian #628462
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. top forest view segfault Debian #650864
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procps-ng-3.3.1 --> procps-ng-3.3.2
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* Redefined library to use version-info
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* NLS added! Programs can use po files to localise the output to suite
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any supported languages.
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* Imported a bunch of distribution patches:
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watch: support unicode
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watch: add precision wait time option -p
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watch: interpret ANSI color code sequences
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watch: add -exec and -beep flags and has better quoting
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w: use environment to set user and from/host column widths
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w: use COLUMNS environment if TIOCGWINSZ fails
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w: bassman emulation with -o option
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vmstat: do not scale si/so just like bi/bo
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libprocps-ng: sysinfo.c: truncate the vmstat figure to 32 bits
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tload: remote unneeded optarg and optind variables
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sysctl: fix up some option processing
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skill: kill prints perror
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skill: do not treat skill null parameter as 0
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skill: fix too greedy option parser
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libprocps-ng: readproc.c: some type conversion help
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ps: rename SZ to SIZE
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ps: add sorting to %mem for ps
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pmap: provide information for -x option
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pgrep: distinguish between invalid commandline parameters and '-?'
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pgrep: fix compiler warning saved_start_time might be used uninitialized
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pgrep: add -c option for counting number of matched proceesses
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pwdx & libprocps-ng: Hurd does not have MAX_PATH defined
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ps: --sort does not work with time argument
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skill: add CR to warning line
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contrib: minimal ps: define mips PAGE_SIZE
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libproc-ng: prettyfy proc mount messages
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ps: add build option to disable ps option warning
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libproc-ng: support building without WCHAR support
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sysctl: remove index() for buildroot
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* top now has a search capability
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* User import is validated better to stop negative values for intervals etc
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procps-ng-3.3.0 --> procps-ng-3.3.1
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--------------------------------
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* Added DejaGNU regression testing
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* Fixed pgrep -u not finding processes Debian#649591
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* Fixed pgrep crashing
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* vmstat -p <part> finds partitions. Was Debian patch vmstat_part_format
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fixes closed bugs RH#485243 and Debian#588677
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* watch 8-bit clean, Was Debian patch watch_8bitchar
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* slabtop prints plain ASCII in once mode
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procps-3.2.8 --> procps-ng-3.3.0
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------------------------------------------------------
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Debian, Fedora and openSUSE fork of procps.
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https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
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environment/build changes:
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. autotools integrated
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. procps-ng specific options
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--enable-oomem (add out-of-memory flds)
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--disable-kill (do not build kill pgm)
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--enable-w-from (from as default for w)
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library changes:
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. added control groups support
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. added supplementary groups support
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. introduced proc_t memory management
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. enabled hot-plugged cpu support
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. introduced new api's
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readeither (readproc.c)
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readproctab3 (readproc.c)
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escaped_copy (escape.c)
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free changes:
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. rewritten/modernized
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improved help
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includes long options
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added new processing options
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. updated manual page
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ps changes:
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. added new fields
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cgroups,etimes,supgid,supgrp,tgid
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. exploited new library api's
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top changes:
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. redesigned fields management
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. added new fields
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cgroups,gid,nmin,nth,pgrp,ruid,
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sid,suid,supgids,supgrps,suser,
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tgid,tpgid
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. added horizontal/vertical scrolling
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. added flexible output override via -w
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. added COMMAND column forest view via V
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. added hot-plugged cpu/memory support
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. improved user filtering via u|U
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. improved signal handling
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. restored zero delay functionality
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. introduced true line input editing
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. exploited new library api's
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. improved performance up to 300%
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Debian, Fedora and openSUSE fork of procps.
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https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
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procps-3.2.8 --> procps-3.2.9 (pending)
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top: fix an aliasing problem -- thanks David Owen
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procps-3.2.7 --> procps-3.2.8
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ps: allow "+" in sort specifications, as in man page rh208217
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ps: recognize SCHED_ISO and SCHED_IDLE
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ps: document SCHED_BATCH and add a "see also" for stime
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ps: man page less ambiguous
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top: normal exit code should be 0 #341272 #354255 rh199174 suse493210
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top: misc fixes
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pgrep: usage error should exit with 2 #413383
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vmstat: use EXIT_FAILURE -- thanks Yoshio Nakamura #425492
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sysctl: fix crash -- thanks Steinar Gunderson #423704
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watch: tolerate umlauts #207103
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pmap: range limits with -A low,high
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update /dev/tty* info to May 2009 devices.txt
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don't read off end of string const rh469495 rh498182
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procps-3.2.6 --> procps-3.2.7
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top: document H option -- thanks Tony Ernst
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top: terabytes -- thanks Tony Ernst
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top: CPU usage column width fixes -- thanks Tony Ernst
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top: *roff change #326517
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ps: SCHED_BATCH is B
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ps: fix s format (signals) output with thread display
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watch: avoid integer overflow for the time delay
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pwdx: buffer overflow fixed -- thanks Ulf Harnhammar
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procps.spec needed a slash -- thanks Jesse Brandeburg
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w: stale utmp entries snuck in via uninitialized var -- thanks Robert A Basch
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pgrep/pkill: fix some realloc-related crashes #353894
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pgrep/pkill: g is criteria (PLD Linux, patch found in locked filing cabinet)
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sysctl: use - for stdin (PLD Linux: beware of the leopard)
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top: show CPU time stolen from a virtual machine
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procps-3.2.5 --> procps-3.2.6
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vmstat: /proc/stat buffer big enough for 1024 CPUs
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dietlibc needs termios.h for struct winsize -- thanks Thomas Ogrisegg
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top: can do per-task display -- thanks John Blackwood rh114012
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more MIPS crud -- thanks Jim Gifford and Ryan Oliver
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begin prep for setuid
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top: fix %CPU max on 2..9 CPU SMP -- thanks Ga*tan LEURENT rh110555
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ps: fix crash related to realloc -- thanks David Houlder
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ps: man page more detailed #334682
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spelling fixes #300333 #334684 #334685
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top: crash on resize fixed -- thanks Michal Maruska #320289
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vmstat: -p handles /dev/ and does not overflow #319523 #330969
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procps-3.2.4 --> procps-3.2.5
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display problem on 64-bit systems fixed #287947
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top: variable-width PID and PPID
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top: variable-width %CPU rh110555
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sysctl: better error messages
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ps: security labels can contain any printable ASCII
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top: help and version message on stdout, with exit(0) #283541
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ps: SIGTSTP and SIGTTOU shouldn't print bug email address #246123
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slabtop: compile with glibc 2.2.17 (and older, likely)
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slabtop: fix overflow on huge NUMA boxes #264640
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slabtop: accept any slabinfo 2.x format g77301 #287691 rh145369 rh145906
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ps: alignment after WCHAN fixed ub5385
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pmap: when no -x or -d option, show full path rh142751
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procps-3.2.3 --> procps-3.2.4
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support 64-bit MIPS with n32 binary
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sparc32 optimized for sparc32 again
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pwdx: new command -- thanks Nicholas Miell
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ps: UTF-8 username + command -- thanks Karel Zak rh134763,rh112518,rh134780
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ps: more room for some columns
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ps: tolerate SubDomain security module CONTEXT/LABEL data #277401
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watch: passes COLUMNS and LINES in environment
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top: in batch mode, tolerate unknown $TERM -- thanks Daniel Walsh
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pkill: quiet about processes that die before kill()
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procps-3.2.2 --> procps-3.2.3
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avoid truncating long usernames
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avoid warning about -lncurses when not linking (more)
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new names for shared libraries (packagers: watch out!)
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"make install" no longer rebuilds everything
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wchan now '*' for multi-threaded processes
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ps: new man page -- thanks Nicolas Francois
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ps: STAT shows l for multi-threaded processes
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vmstat: some overflow problems fixed -- thanks Holger Kiehl
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sysctl: man page fix
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procps-3.2.1 --> procps-3.2.2
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new packager (downstream maintainer) guidelines in README
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move striping from install command to CFLAGS
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new gcc options in use: -fweb, -frename-registers, etc.
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avoid warning about -lncurses when not linking -- thanks FLWM
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tolerate IA-64 headers without PAGE_SIZE
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ps: k option, same as --sort
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ps: personality-specific -x support (HP-UX and SVR4-MP)
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pgrep: man page SEE ALSO updated #226817
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sysctl: -q and -N options
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sysctl: better error handling of failed writes
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top: tolerate sparse CPU numbering
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top: try to handle terminals lacking rmam and smam #235003
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top: xterm dislikes clear-to-eol at eol (char lost)
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vmstat: fixed -d
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watch: allow sub-second intervals -- thanks Thomas Stewart
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procps-3.2.0 --> procps-3.2.1
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build even w/ curses in an odd location -- thanks to Segher Boessenkool
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ps: STAT flags for fg process group and session leader
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ps: STAT flags for swapped out process dropped (was broken)
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ps: new -M and Z options for security data (SELinux, etc.)
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slabtop: detect broken /proc/slabinfo -- thanks to Fabian Frederick
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slabtop: ensure that error messages show up on the screen -- FF again
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procps-3.1.15 --> procps-3.2.0
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build on IA-64 again #227933
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pmap: output like Solaris 9, not Solaris 7
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ps: also handle SELinux on the 2.4.xx kernels
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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
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pmap: detect the primary stack
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pmap: -d format
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free: report high and low memory
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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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