NAME
pidpersec.d - print new PIDs per sec. Uses DTrace.
SYNOPSIS
pidpersec.d
DESCRIPTION
This script prints the number of new processes created per second.
Since this uses DTrace, only users with root privileges can run this command.
EXAMPLES
- Print PID statistics per second,
-
# pidpersec.d
FIELDS
- TIME
-
time, as a string
- LASTPID
-
last PID created
- PID/s
-
Number of processes created per second
DOCUMENTATION
See the DTraceToolkit for further documentation under the Docs directory. The DTraceToolkit docs may include full worked examples with verbose descriptions explaining the output.
EXIT
pidpersec.d will run until Ctrl-C is hit.
AUTHOR
Brendan Gregg [Sydney, Australia]
SEE ALSO
execsnoop(1M), dtrace(1M)