---
name: "pidpersec.d"
section: "1m"
platform: "macos"
package: "dtrace"
version: "413"
release: "macOS 26.5"
platforms: ["macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pidpersec.d"
---

# pidpersec.d(1m)

print new PIDs per sec. Uses DTrace.

## 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)