SettingsUnix process and task management-related software
anacron
anacron is a computer program that performs periodic command scheduling which is traditionally done by cron, but without assuming that the system is running continuously.
anacron is a computer program that performs periodic command scheduling which is traditionally done by cron, but without assuming that the system is running continuously.
at (Unix)
The at command is used to schedule commands to be executed once, at a particular time in the future.
The at command is used to schedule commands to be executed once, at a particular time in the future.
chroot
A chroot on Unix operating systems is an operation that changes the apparent root directory for the current running process and its children.
A chroot on Unix operating systems is an operation that changes the apparent root directory for the current running process and its children.
cron
Cron is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like computer operating systems.
Cron is a time-based job scheduler in Unix-like computer operating systems.
daemontools
daemontools is a collection of free tools for managing Unix services.
daemontools is a collection of free tools for managing Unix services.
exit (command)
exit is a command used in many operating system command line shells and scripting languages.
exit is a command used in many operating system command line shells and scripting languages.
Fcron
fcron is a computer program with a GNU GPL license that performs periodic command scheduling.
fcron is a computer program with a GNU GPL license that performs periodic command scheduling.
fuser (Unix)
fuser is a UNIX command used to show which processes are using a specified file, file system, or socket.
fuser is a UNIX command used to show which processes are using a specified file, file system, or socket.
init
init (short for initialization) is the program on Unix and Unix-like systems that spawns all other processes.
init (short for initialization) is the program on Unix and Unix-like systems that spawns all other processes.
kill (command)
In computing, kill is a command that is used in several popular operating systems to send signals to running processes, for example to request the termination of this process.
In computing, kill is a command that is used in several popular operating systems to send signals to running processes, for example to request the termination of this process.
killall
killall is a command line utility available on Unix-like systems.
killall is a command line utility available on Unix-like systems.
launchd
launchd is a unified, open source service management framework for starting, stopping and managing daemons, programs and scripts.
launchd is a unified, open source service management framework for starting, stopping and managing daemons, programs and scripts.
nice (Unix)
nice is a program found on Unix and Unix-like operating systems such as Linux.
nice is a program found on Unix and Unix-like operating systems such as Linux.
nmon
nmon (short for Nigel's Monitor) is a popular system monitor tool for the AIX and Linux operating systems.
nmon (short for Nigel's Monitor) is a popular system monitor tool for the AIX and Linux operating systems.
openRC
OpenRC is a dependency based init system that works with the system provided init program, normally /sbin/init.
OpenRC is a dependency based init system that works with the system provided init program, normally /sbin/init.
pgrep
pgrep is a command-line utility initially written for use with the Solaris 7 operating system.
pgrep is a command-line utility initially written for use with the Solaris 7 operating system.
pidof
pidof is a Linux utility that returns the process identifier (PID) of a running process or processes.
pidof is a Linux utility that returns the process identifier (PID) of a running process or processes.
pkill
pkill (see pgrep) is a command-line utility initially written for use with the Solaris 7 operating system.
pkill (see pgrep) is a command-line utility initially written for use with the Solaris 7 operating system.
ps (Unix)
In most Unix-like operating systems, the ps program displays the currently-running processes.
In most Unix-like operating systems, the ps program displays the currently-running processes.
Runit
runit is an implementation of Process Supervision for Linux.
runit is an implementation of Process Supervision for Linux.
sbrk
brk and sbrk are basic memory management system calls used in Unix and Unix-like operating systems to control the amount of memory allocated to the data segment of the process.
brk and sbrk are basic memory management system calls used in Unix and Unix-like operating systems to control the amount of memory allocated to the data segment of the process.
Service Management Facility
Service Management Facility is a feature of the Solaris operating system that creates a supported, unified model for services and service management on each Solaris system and replaces init.d sc...
Service Management Facility is a feature of the Solaris operating system that creates a supported, unified model for services and service management on each Solaris system and replaces init.d sc...
sleep (Unix)
sleep is a Unix command line program that suspends program execution for a specified period of time.
sleep is a Unix command line program that suspends program execution for a specified period of time.
SystemStarter
SystemStarter is a system program in Mac OS X, started by Mac OS X's BSD-style init prior to Mac OS X v10.4 and by launchd in Mac OS X v10.4 and later releases, that starts system processes spec...
SystemStarter is a system program in Mac OS X, started by Mac OS X's BSD-style init prior to Mac OS X v10.4 and by launchd in Mac OS X v10.4 and later releases, that starts system processes spec...
time (Unix)
time is a command in the Unix operating systems.
time is a command in the Unix operating systems.
timex (Unix)
timex is a Unix utility tool, most commonly used in the measurement of duration of shell processes.
timex is a Unix utility tool, most commonly used in the measurement of duration of shell processes.
top (software)
In most Unix-like operating systems, the top command is a system monitor tool that produces a frequently-updated list of processes.
In most Unix-like operating systems, the top command is a system monitor tool that produces a frequently-updated list of processes.
Upstart
Upstart is an event-based replacement for the traditional init daemon — the method by which several Unix-like computer operating systems perform tasks when the computer is started.
Upstart is an event-based replacement for the traditional init daemon — the method by which several Unix-like computer operating systems perform tasks when the computer is started.
wait (command)
In computing, wait is a command which pauses until execution of a background process has ended.
In computing, wait is a command which pauses until execution of a background process has ended.
watch (Unix)
watch is a GNU command-line tool that runs the specified command repeatedly and displays the output on stdout so you can watch it change over time.
watch is a GNU command-line tool that runs the specified command repeatedly and displays the output on stdout so you can watch it change over time.