Display process environment details
procenv [OPTION]
Display details of the process environment in a parseable format.
-a, --meta
Display meta details.
-A, --arguments
Display program arguments.
-b, --libs
Display library details. See dl_iterate_phdr(3).
-c, --cgroups
Display cgroup details (Linux only). See proc(5).
-C, --cpu
Display CPU and scheduler details. See kvm_getprocs(3) (BSD), pthread_getaffinity_np(3), sched_getcpu(3) (Linux).
--crumb-separator=str
Specify string str as alternate delimiter for crumb format output (default=':').
-d, --compiler
Display compiler details. See cpp(1), cc(1) and feature_test_macros(7) (Linux).
-e, --environment
Display environment variables. See environ(7).
-E, --semaphores
Display semaphore details (not queryable on BSD). See semctl(2).
--exec
Treat non-option arguments as program to execute after running procenv. See exec(3).
-f, --fds
Display file descriptor details. Under FreeBSD, file descriptor capabilities will also be displayed assuming the kernel has Capsicum support. See cap_getmode(2) (BSD), cap_rights_get(2) (BSD), cap_rights_is_set(3) (BSD), fcntl(2), isatty(5).
--file=FILE
Send output to file FILE (implies --output=file).
--format=FORMAT
Specify output format. FORMAT may be one of:
crumb ("breadcrumbs").
json (JavaScript Object Notation).
text (plain ASCII text) [default].
xml (Extensible Markup Language).
-g, --sizeof
Display sizes of data types.
-h, --help
This help text.
-i, --misc
Display miscellaneous details. See umask(P), getcwd(3), personality(2) (Linux), proc(5), prctl(2), aa_getcon(2) (Linux), getpidcon(3) (Linux), sysconf(3), kvm_getprocs(3) (BSD), getpriority(2).
--indent
Number of indent characters to use for each indent (default=2).
--indent-char=c
Use character c for indenting (default=' ' (space)).
-j, --uname
Display uname details. See uname(2).
-k, --clocks
Display clock details. See clock_getres(2).
-l, --limits
Display limits. See getrlimit(2).
-L, --locale
Display locale details. See setlocale(3) and locale(7).
-m, --mounts
Display mount details. See getmntent(3) and statfs(2) (Linux), and getmntinfo(3) (BSD).
-M, --message-queues
Display message queue details (not queryable on BSD). See msgctl(2).
-n, --confstr
Display confstr details. See confstr(5).
-N, --network
Display network details. See getifaddrs(3), getnameinfo(3), and ioctl(2) (Linux).
-o, --oom
Display out-of-memory manager details (Linux only). See proc(5).
--output=TYPE
Send output to alternative location. TYPE can be one of:
file (send output to a file).
stderr (write to standard error).
stdout (write to standard output (default)).
syslog (write to the system log file).
terminal (write to terminal).
-p, --process
Display process details. See getpid(2), getppid(2), getresuid(2), getresgid(2), getuid(2), geteuid(2), getgid(2), getegid(2), getsid(2), getlogin(3), getpgrp(2), ctermid(3), tcgetpgrp(3), tcgetsid(3), getpwuid(3) and getgroups(2).
-P, --platform
Display platform details.
-q, --time
Display time details. See clock_gettime(2), localtime(3) and asctime(3).
-r, --ranges
Display range of data types. See limits.h(P).
-s, --signals
Display signal details. See sigaction(2).
--separator=str
Specify string str as alternate delimiter for text format output (default=': ').
-S, --shared-memory
Display shared memory details (not queryable on BSD). See shmctl(2).
-t, --tty
Display terminal details. On Linux, will also show if any attributes are locked when running as root. See tcgetattr(3) and tty_ioctl(4) (Linux).
-T, --threads
Display thread details. See pthread_attr_getstacksize(3), pthread_attr_getstacksize(3) and pthread_attr_getguardsize(3).
-u, --stat
Display stat details. See stat(2).
-U, --rusage
Display rusage details. See getrusage(2).
-v, --version
Display version details.
-w, --capabilities
Display Linux capability details. For FreeBSD file descriptor capabilities, see --file-descriptors. See prctl(2) (Linux), libcap(3) (Linux).
-x, --pathconf
Display pathconf details. See pathconf(3).
-y, --sysconf
Display sysconf details. See sysconf(3) and posixoptions(7) (Linux).
-Y, --memory
Display memory details. See getpagesize(2), numa(3) (Linux) and numa(7) (Linux).
-z, --timezone
Display timezone details. See tzset(3).
The following environment variables may be used as aliases to their command-line counterparts:
PROCENV_CRUMB_SEPARATOR
Alternative to --crumb-separator.
PROCENV_EXEC
Alternative to --exec.
PROCENV_FILE
Alternative to --file.
PROCENV_FORMAT
Alternative to --format.
PROCENV_INDENT
Alternative to --indent.
PROCENV_INDENT_CHAR
Alternative to --indent-char.
PROCENV_SEPARATOR
Alternative to --separator.
PROCENV_OUTPUT
Alternative to --output.
Options are considered in order, so --output should precede any other option.
If no display option is specified, all details are displayed.
Only one display option may be specified.
Command-line options take priority over environment variables.
All values for --indent-char are literal except '\t' which can be used to specify a tab character. The same is true for --separator-char and --crumb-separator but only if it is the first character specified.
Specifying a visible indent-char is only (vaguely) meaningful for text output.
If --exec is specified, atleast one non-option argument must also be specified.
Any long option name may be shortened as long as it remains unique.
The crumb output format is designed for easy parsing: it displays the data in a flattened format with each value on a separate line preceded by all appropriate headings which are separated by the current separator.
The --message-queues, --semaphores and --shared-memory options are not available on BSD since although the values are queryable, there is no documented method to do so.
# Show limits
procenv -l
# Send compiler information to syslog (note the order of the options).
procenv --output=syslog --compiler
# Write compiler details direct to the terminal
procenv --output=terminal --compiler
# Run a command ('mycmd --arg1 --foo=bar') without creating a new
# process, but have procenv run first and log its output to a
# regular file.
exec procenv --file=/tmp/procenv.log --exec -- mycmd --arg1 --foo=bar
# The following kernel command-line snippet will cause procenv to
# write output to first serial tty device and then execute init(8)
# in debug mode to allow early boot environment to be examined.
init=/usr/bin/procenv PROCENV_FILE=/dev/ttyS0 PROCENV_EXEC="/sbin/init --debug"
# Display all data in JSON format using an indent of 4 spaces
procenv --format=json --indent=4
# Display all data in XML format using tabs for indents
procenv --format=xml --indent-char="\t"
# Display signal details in XML format
procenv --format=xml --signals
# Display resource limits in easily-parseable format
procenv --format=crumb --limits
# Produce output suitable for importing into a spreadsheet
procenv --format=crumb --crumb-separator=',' --separator=',' --limits
# Produce stylised output
procenv --format=crumb --crumb-separator=' → ' --separator='='
Spaces within the value of PROCENV_EXEC are treated as delimiters meaning that any spaces within a string argument for example will result in incorrect behaviour.
The separator character must be chosen carefully since no check is performed on the data to see if it itself contains instances of the separator character.
Written by James Hunt <[email protected]> and Kees Cook <[email protected]>.
Copyright © 2012-2014 James Hunt <[email protected]> and Kees Cook <[email protected]>.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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