This release fixes memory usage reporting when gcc 3.x
is used on IA-64 and Alpha. Other 64-bit platforms may
be affected. Documentation has improved a bit. Thanks to
Fabian Frederick, vmstat now lets you choose display units.
See the change log for details.
For those of you still upgrading from procps 2.0.xx releases,
you can expect:
* vmstat lets you choose units you like: 1000, 1024, 1000000...
* top can sort by any column (old sort keys available too)
* top can select a single user to display
* top can be put in multi-window mode and/or color mode
* vmstat has the -s option, as found on UNIX and BSD systems
* vmstat has the -f option, as found on UNIX and BSD systems
* watch doesn't eat the first blank line by mistake
* vmstat uses a fast O(1) algorithm on 2.5.xx kernels
* pmap command is SunOS-compatible
* vmstat shows IO-wait time
* pgrep and pkill can find the oldest matching process
* sysctl handles the Linux 2.5.xx VLAN interfaces
* top shows IO-wait time if-and-only-if your kernel computes it
* ps has a new "-F" format (very nice, like DYNIX/ptx has)
* ps with proper BSD process selection
* better handling of very long uptimes
There's a [email protected] mailing list you can
use for feature requests, bug reports, and so on. Use it!
Feedback makes things happen.
http://procps.sf.net/
http://procps.sf.net/procps-3.1.9.tar.gz
------------- recent changes -------------
procps-3.1.8 --> procps-3.1.9
memory sizes fixed for 64-bit w/ gcc 3.x #194376 #191933
ps: detect broken OS install w/o /proc mounted #172735
top: fix suspend/resume behavior
top: ditch warning until a GOOD interface is found #188271
kill: more info in the man page #182414
ps: document the -o, o, -O, and O options #169301
vmstat: choose units you like: 1000, 1024, 1000000...
procps-3.1.7 --> procps-3.1.8
top: fix keyboard handling (help screen, etc.)
procps-3.1.6 --> procps-3.1.7
Makefile: made SKIP feature easier to use
watch: --help now explains -t, --no-title #182246
ps: warning directs users to the FAQ
top: batch mode can refresh by fractional seconds
top: faster start-up
top: do not refresh like crazy
ps: better crash message
procps-3.1.5 --> procps-3.1.6
handle the 2.5.61 kernel
top: memory leak fixed
ps: new --ppid option selects by PPID
watch: new --no-title option #179862
handle SPARC Linux badness
rare crash fixed
compile with gcc 2.91.xx again
more informative "ps --info"
README update
ps: compare more with "ps -C verylongname" #178127
procps-3.1.4 --> procps-3.1.5
ancient (2.x.xx era) data corruption fixed
serious hidden-process problem (3.1.3+) fixed
w: escape sequence vulnerability fixed
procps-3.1.3 --> procps-3.1.4
top: was trashing every "3" in a command name
top: when killing a process, the PID was cut at a "3"
top: more reliable %CPU
update copyright dates (GPL & LGPL require this)
RPM generation works now