Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 10 Oct 2002 22:58:39 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 10 Oct 2002 22:58:39 -0400 Received: from saturn.cs.uml.edu ([129.63.8.2]:25607 "EHLO saturn.cs.uml.edu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 10 Oct 2002 22:58:38 -0400 Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 23:04:24 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <200210110304.g9B34OT359438@saturn.cs.uml.edu> From: "Albert D. Cahalan" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [ANNOUNCE] procps 3.0.1 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2728 Lines: 83 Contrary to popular belief, procps is maintained. Craig Small, Jim Warner, and I have kept it up to date for several years now. Now I see that keeping a low profile is really bad, so here goes... Changes that you may be unaware of and/or need: top: windows, color, sort any field, 2.5.xx kernel support sysctl: supports the VLAN interfaces ps: runs 2x faster than procps-2.x.x did vmstat: 2.5.xx kernel support Get it here: http://procps.sf.net/ We use procps-feedback@lists.sf.net for feedback and procps-news@lists.sf.net for announcements. ---------- full change listing ---------- Version 3.0.1 sysctl handles net/ipv4/conf/eth1.0123/tag (VLAN interface) sysctl handles net.ipv4.conf.eth1/0123.tag (VLAN interface) "ps" is now about 2x faster than in procps-2.x.x "ps -F" now documented w works in KOI8-R locale vmstat documentation update "skill -n blah blah blah" lets you test options simple "make && make install" now Version 3.0.0 new top, with optional: color, windowing, SMP stats designed to support Linux 2.0 through 2.5.41 and beyond runs faster more "it crashes" bugs fixed top shows IO-wait time vmstat can show active/inactive memory stats real-time info supported in ps correct "ps -o size" and "ps --sort size" reduced memory usage for ps allow large PIDs to be specified SELINUX support is just a recompile away the "F" column shrank, so "ps -l" has more command name room 64-bit time reduces the overflow problem support S/390, IA-64 emulator, and user-mode Linux oldps is gone configure script -- use "make -f Makefile.noam" as a backup "w" program better at determining what a user is doing more stable code at http://procps.sf.net/ now (SourceForge) uptime give help if you use invalid chars /proc/tty/drivers correctly parsed. (Thanks russell*AT*coker.com.au) Prior changes, seen in Debian: more stable runs faster -F format option better error reporting in ps for unknown format specifiers BSD's sysctl options -b and -X top displays well on large-memory systems old BSD-style select-by-PID ("ps l$$") 15-character user names ps 'f' ASCII art forest fixed add SIGSYS on i386 top reports real RSS value large-memory systems work minimal ps program for embedded systems (minimal.c) BSD personality process selection fixed support locale (French) with ',' and '.' mixed up new maintainers pgrep program includes the "kill" and "nice" programs don't chop non-tty ps output at 80 columns ------------------------------------------------------- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/