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pargs(1)

get detailed process information

NAME

procstat – get detailed process information

SYNOPSIS

procstat [--libxo] [-h] [-M core] [-N system] [-w interval] command [pid ... | core ...]

procstat [--libxo] -a [-h] [-M core] [-N system] [-w interval] command

procstat [--libxo] [-h] [-M core] [-N system] [-w interval][ -b | -c | -e | -f [-C] | -i [-n] | -j [-n] | -k [-k] | -l | -r [-H] | -s | -S | -t | -v | -x] [pid ... | core ...]

procstat [--libxo] -a [-h] [-M core] [-N system] [-w interval][ -b | -c | -e | -f [-C] | -i [-n] | -j [-n] | -k [-k] | -l | -r [-H] | -s | -S | -t | -v | -x]

procstat [--libxo] -L [-h] [-M core] [-N system] [-w interval] core ...

pargs [--libxo] pid ...

penv [--libxo] pid ...

pwdx [--libxo] pid ...

DESCRIPTION

procstat utility displays detailed information about the processes identified by the pid arguments, or if the -a flag is used, all processes. It can also display information extracted from a process core file, if the core file is specified as the argument.

The pargs, penv and pwdx utilities display the arguments, environment, and current working directory, respectively of the process specified by pid argument. They mimic the behavior of Solaris utilities of the same names.

If the --libxo flag is specified the output is generated via libxo(3) in a selection of different human and machine readable formats. See xo_options(7) for details on command line arguments.

The following commands are available for procstat:

advlock

Print information about advisory locks on files. All three types of locks are listed, BSD-style lockf(2), POSIX-style fcntl(2) F_SETLK, and remote lockd(8) locks used by NFSv3.

Note that neither the -a option nor pid list can be used to limit the display of the locks, mostly because some types of locks do not have local (or any) owning processes.

argument(s) | -c

Display command line arguments for the process.

Substring commands are accepted.

auxv | -x

Display ELF auxiliary vector for the process.

basic

Print basic process statistics (this is the default).

binary | -b

Display binary information for the process.

Substring commands are accepted.

credential(s) | -s

Display security credential information for the process.

Substring commands are accepted.

cpuset | cs | -S

Display the cpuset information for the thread.

environment | -e

Display environment variables for the process.

Substring commands are accepted.

file(s) | fd(s) | -f

Display file descriptor information for the process.

If the -C subcommand flag is used then additional capability information is printed.

kqueue(s) [-v]

Display the events registered in the process kqueues. The filter name, filter-specific identifier, flags, filter-specific flags, system and user data, and event status are displayed. If the -v verbose flag is provided to the subcommand, the values of the ext array are displayed as well.

For flags, a string is printed consisting of the following symbols corresponding to set flags:

O

EV_ONESHOT

C

EV_CLEAR

R

EV_RECEIPT

D

EV_DISPATCH

d

EV_DROP

1

EV_FLAG1

2

EV_FLAG2

For status:

A

KNOTE_STATUS_ACTIVE

Q

KNOTE_STATUS_QUEUED

D

KNOTE_STATUS_DISABLED

d

KNOTE_STATUS_DETACHED

K

KNOTE_STATUS_KQUEUE

kstack | -k

Display the stacks of kernel threads in the process, excluding stacks of threads currently running on a CPU in userspace.

If the -v subcommand option is used (or the command flag is repeated), function offsets as well as function names are printed.

pargs

Display arguments for the process.

penv

Display environment variables for the process.

ptlwpinfo | -L

Display LWP info for the process pertaining to its signal driven exit.

pwdx

Display current working directory for the process.

rlimit | -l

Display resource limits for the process.

rlimitusage

Display the usage of the resource limits for the process.

rusage | -r

Display resource usage information for the process.

If the -v (or -H) subcommand flag is used then per-thread statistics are printed, rather than per-process statistics. The second field in the table will list the thread ID to which the row of information corresponds.

signal(s) | -i

Display signal pending and disposition information for the process.

If the -n subcommand option is used, the signal numbers are shown instead of signal names.

Substring commands are accepted.

thread(s) | -t

Display thread information for the process.

tsignal(s) | -j

Display signal pending and blocked information for the process's threads.

If the -n subcommand option is used, the signal numbers are shown instead of signal names.

Substring commands are accepted.

vm | -v

Display virtual memory mappings for the process.

All options generate output in the format of a table, the first field of which is the process ID to which the row of information corresponds. The -h flag may be used to suppress table headers.

The -w flag may be used to specify a wait interval at which to repeat the printing of the requested process information. If the -w flag is not specified, the output will not repeat.

Information for VM, file descriptor, and cpuset options is available only to the owner of a process or the superuser. A cpuset value displayed as -1 means that the information is either invalid or not available.

Binary Information

Display the process ID, command, and path to the process binary:

PID

process ID

COMM

command

OSREL

osreldate for process binary

PATH

path to process binary (if available)

Command Line Arguments

Display the process ID, command, and command line arguments:

PID

process ID

COMM

command

ARGS

command line arguments (if available)

Environment Variables

Display the process ID, command, and environment variables:

PID

process ID

COMM

command

ENVIRONMENT

environment variables (if available)

File Descriptors

Display detailed information about each file descriptor referenced by a process, including the process ID, command, file descriptor number, and per-file descriptor object information, such as object type and file system path. By default, the following information will be printed:

PID

process ID

COMM

command

FD

file descriptor number or cwd/root/jail

T

file descriptor type

V

vnode type

FLAGS

file descriptor flags

REF

file descriptor reference count

OFFSET

file descriptor offset

PRO

network protocol

NAME

file path or socket addresses (if available)

The following file descriptor types may be displayed:

e

POSIX semaphore

E

eventfd

f

fifo

h

shared memory

i

inotify descriptor

k

kqueue

m

message queue

P

process descriptor

p

pipe

s

socket

t

pseudo-terminal master

v

vnode

The following vnode types may be displayed:

-

not a vnode

b

block device

c

character device

d

directory

f

fifo

l

symbolic link

r

regular file

s

socket

x

revoked device

The following file descriptor flags may be displayed:

r

read

w

write

a

append

s

async

f

fsync

n

non-blocking

d

direct I/O

l

lock held

If the -C flag is specified, the vnode type, reference count, and offset fields will be omitted, and a new capabilities field will be included listing capabilities, as described in cap_rights_limit(2), present for each capability descriptor.

The following network protocols may be displayed (grouped by address family):

AF_INET, AF_INET6

ICM

IPPROTO_ICMP; see icmp(4).

IP?

unknown protocol.

RAW

IPPROTO_RAW; see ip(4).

SCT

IPPROTO_SCTP; see sctp(4).

TCP

IPPROTO_TCP; see tcp(4).

UDP

IPPROTO_UDP; see udp(4).

AF_LOCAL

UDD

Datagram socket.

UDS

Stream socket.

UDQ

Sequential Packet Stream socket.

UD?

unknown protocol.

AF_DIVERT

IPD

Divert socket; see divert(4).

?

unknown address family.

Signal Disposition Information

Display signal pending and disposition for a process:

PID

process ID

COMM

command

SIG

signal name

FLAGS

process signal disposition details, three symbols

P

if signal is pending in the global process queue; - otherwise.

I

if signal delivery disposition is SIG_IGN; - otherwise.

C

if the signal will be caught; - otherwise.

If -n switch is given, the signal numbers are shown instead of signal names.

Thread Signal Information

Display signal pending and blocked for a process's threads:

PID

process ID

TID

thread ID

COMM

command

SIG

signal name

FLAGS

thread signal delivery status, two symbols

P

if signal is pending for the thread, - otherwise

B

if signal is blocked in the thread signal mask, - if not blocked

The -n switch has the same effect as for the -i switch: the signal numbers are shown instead of signal names.

Kernel Thread Stacks

Display kernel thread stacks for a process, allowing further interpretation of thread wait channels. If the -k flag is repeated, function offsets, not just function names, are printed.

This feature requires options STACK or options DDB to be compiled into the kernel.

PID

process ID

TID

thread ID

COMM

command

TDNAME

thread name

KSTACK

kernel thread call stack

Resource Limits

Display resource limits for a process:

PID

process ID

COMM

command

RLIMIT

resource limit name

SOFT

soft limit

HARD

hard limit

Resource Usage

Display resource usage for a process. If the -H flag is specified, resource usage for individual threads is displayed instead.

PID

process ID

TID

thread ID( if -H is specified)

COMM

command

RESOURCE

resource name

VALUE

current usage

Security Credentials

Display process credential information:

PID

process ID

COMM

command

EUID

effective user ID

RUID

real user ID

SVUID

saved user ID

EGID

effective group ID

RGID

real group ID

SVGID

saved group ID

UMASK

file creation mode mask

FLAGS

credential flags

GROUPS

group set

The following credential flags may be displayed:

C

capability mode

Thread Information

Display per-thread information, including process ID, per-thread ID, name, CPU, and execution state:

PID

process ID

TID

thread ID

COMM

command

TDNAME

thread name

CPU

current or most recent CPU run on

PRI

thread priority

STATE

thread state

WCHAN

thread wait channel

Virtual Memory Mappings

Display process virtual memory mappings, including addresses, mapping meta-data, and mapped object information:

PID

process ID

START

starting address of mapping

END

ending address of mapping

PRT

protection flags

RES

resident pages

PRES

private resident pages

REF

reference count

SHD

shadow page count

FLAG

mapping flags

TP

VM object type

The following protection flags may be displayed:

r

read

w

write

x

execute

The following VM object types may be displayed:

--

none

dd

dead

df

default

dv

device

md

device with managed pages (GEM/TTM)

ph

physical

sg

scatter/gather

sw

swap

vn

vnode

gd

guard (pseudo-type)

The following mapping flags may be displayed:

C

copy-on-write

N

needs copy

S

one or more superpage mappings are used

D

grows down (top-down stack)

U

grows up (bottom-up stack)

W

pages in this range are locked by mlock(2) or mlockall(2)

ELF Auxiliary Vector

Display ELF auxiliary vector values:

PID

process ID

COMM

command

AUXV

auxiliary vector name

VALUE

auxiliary vector value

Advisory Lock Information

RW

Read/Write type, RO for read, RW for write lock

TYPE

Type of the lock, one of FLOCK for flock(2), FCNTL for fcntl(2), LOCKD for remote

PID

Process id of the owner, for FCNTL and remote types

SYSID

Remote system id if applicable

FSID

File system id where the locked file resize

RDEV

rdev for the file system

INO

Unique file identifier (inode number) of the locked file on the file system

START

Start offset of the locked range

LEN

Length of the locked range. Zero means till EOF

PATH

If available, the path of the locked file

EXIT STATUS

The procstat utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

EXAMPLES

Show binary information about the current shell:

$ procstat binary $$
  PID COMM                OSREL PATH
46620 bash              1201000 /usr/local/bin/bash

Same as above but showing information about open file descriptors:

$ procstat files $$
  PID COMM                FD T V FLAGS    REF  OFFSET PRO NAME
46620 bash              text v r r-------   -       - -   /usr/local/bin/bash
46620 bash              ctty v c rw------   -       - -   /dev/pts/12
46620 bash               cwd v d r-------   -       - -   /tmp
46620 bash              root v d r-------   -       - -   /
46620 bash                 0 v c rw------   7  372071 -   /dev/pts/12
46620 bash                 1 v c rw------   7  372071 -   /dev/pts/12
46620 bash                 2 v c rw------   7  372071 -   /dev/pts/12
46620 bash               255 v c rw------   7  372071 -   /dev/pts/12

Show the arguments used to launch init(8):

$ procstat arguments 1
  PID COMM             ARGS
    1 init             /sbin/init --

Extract binary information from a core dump:

$ procstat binary core.36642
  PID COMM                OSREL PATH
36642 top               1201000 /usr/bin/top

Trying to extract information from a core file generated in a different major FreeBSD version might show an error like this:

$ procstat mplayer.core
procstat: kinfo_proc structure size mismatch
procstat: procstat_getprocs()

SEE ALSO

fstat(1), ps(1), sockstat(1), cap_enter(2), cap_rights_limit(2), inotify(2), mlock(2), mlockall(2), libprocstat(3), libxo(3), signal(3), ddb(4), divert(4), icmp(4), ip(4), sctp(4), tcp(4), udp(4), xo_options(7), stack(9)

AUTHORS

Robert N M Watson ⟨[email protected]⟩.
libxo(3) support was added by Allan Jude ⟨[email protected]⟩.
Juraj Lutter ⟨[email protected]⟩ added the pargs, penv and pwdx functionality.

BUGS

The display of open file or memory mapping pathnames is implemented using the kernel's name cache. If a file system does not use the name cache, or the path to a file is not in the cache, a path will not be displayed.

procstat currently supports extracting data only from a live kernel, and not from kernel crash dumps.

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