| free | Reports the amount of free and used memory (both physical and
swap memory) in the system |
| kill | Sends signals to processes |
| pgrep | Looks up processes based on their name and other attributes |
| pkill | Signals processes based on their name and other attributes |
| pmap | Reports the memory map of the given process |
| ps | Lists the current running processes |
| skill | Sends signals to processes matching the given criteria |
| slabtop | Displays detailed kernel slap cache information in real time |
| snice | Changes the scheduling priority of processes matching the given
criteria |
| sysctl | Modifies kernel parameters at run time |
| tload | Prints a graph of the current system load average |
| top | Displays a list of the most CPU intensive processes; it
provides an ongoing look at processor activity in real time |
| uptime | Reports how long the system has been running, how many users are
logged on, and the system load averages |
| vmstat | Reports virtual memory statistics, giving information about
processes, memory, paging, block Input/Output (IO), traps, and CPU
activity |
| w | Shows which users are currently logged on, where, and since
when |
| watch | Runs a given command repeatedly, displaying the first
screen-full of its output; this allows a user to watch the output
change over time |
| libproc | Contains the functions used by most programs in this
package |