ACCT(5) File Formats Manual ACCT(5)
NAME
acct - execution accounting file
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/acct.h>
DESCRIPTION
The acct(2) system call arranges for entries to be made in an accounting file for each process that terminates. The accounting file is a
sequence of entries whose layout, as defined by the include file is:
If the process was created by an execve(2), the first 10 characters of the filename appear in ac_comm. The accounting flag contains bits
indicating whether execve(2) was ever accomplished, and whether the process ever had super-user privileges.
SEE ALSO
acct(2), execve(2), sa(8)
7th Edition May 19, 1986 ACCT(5)
