Obtaining A Process ID (PID)

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dxproctuner

dxproctuner(8)						      System Manager's Manual						    dxproctuner(8)

NAME

       dxproctuner - Manages and monitors system processes

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/bin/X11/dxproctuner

OPTIONS

       Process	Tuner  accepts all of the standard X Toolkit command line options, which are documented in the OPTIONS section in the X(1X) refer-
       ence page.

DESCRIPTION

       The Process Tuner application, dxproctuner, is used to monitor and manage processes.

       Use Process Tuner to: Display a list of processes and their characteristics Display the processes running for yourself or all users Display
       and modify process priorities Send a signal to a process

       The Process Tuner application can be invoked from the CDE Application Manager from the following categories:

       Application Group:	System_Admin
       System Admin Subgroup:	MonitoringTuning

EXAMPLES

       To  start  Process  Tuner  from	the command line, enter: dxproctuner You can view the Process Tuner online help volume without running the
       application. To open the Process Tuner help volume from the  command  line,  enter  the	following  command:  /usr/dt/bin/dthelpview  -h  
       /usr/dt/appconfig/help/C/Dxproctuner.sdl

FILES

       Contains  user  preferences  that  control the appearance of the application Contains the Process Tuner application executable Contains the
       Process Tuner help volume Contains the default values for the application's X resources

SEE ALSO

       Commands: kill(1), ps(1), X(1X)

       System Calls: exit(2), kill(2), sigaction(2)

       Files: signal(4)

																    dxproctuner(8)

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