On Mon, 2008-09-01 at 09:10 +0900, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky wrote: > On Mon, 2008-09-01 at 06:54 +0900, d c wrote: > > top > > F > > N > > <enter> > > Well, it ain't exactly that simple. First of all, "top" runs only on > Unix-like systems, and sometimes needs to be installed. Second, the > numbers "top" gives you are only as good as what it gets from the > kernel. "top" in Linux, for example, is notoriously bad at estimating > memory usage because it depends on some things in the /proc filesystem > that are "less than correct". > > I'll assume Linux. In fact, not only will I assume Linux, but I'll also > assume you have the 2.6.25 kernel or later. *Then* you can do this: > > http://tinyurl.com/3a56dq > > HTH ;) Some amendments to the links: http://lwn.net/Articles/230975/ http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_2_6_25#head-5a75e29195ffa59bfa5428ca28702e2e7df8f2ad -- M. Edward (Ed) Borasky ruby-perspectives.blogspot.com "A mathematician is a machine for turning coffee into theorems." -- Alfr¥Æ¥¥d R¥Æ¥¥nyi via Paul Erd¥ÊÁÔ