topsysproc1m
Top syscalls by process name. uses dtrace.
Usage
topsysproc [-Cs]
[interval
[count]]
Overview
This program continually prints a report of the number of system calls by process name, and refreshes the display every 1 second or as specified at the command line. Similar data can be fetched with "prstat -m".
Since this uses DTrace, only users with root privileges can run this command.
Options
-
-C -
don't clear the screen
-
-s -
print per second values
Examples
Default output, 1 second updates,
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# |
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Print every 5 seconds,
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# |
Print a scrolling output,
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# |
Fields
load avg
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load averages, see uptime(1) |
|---|---|
syscalls
|
total syscalls in this interval |
syscalls/s
|
syscalls per second |
PROCESS
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process name |
COUNT
|
total syscalls in this interval |
COUNT/s
|
syscalls per second |
Notes
There may be several PIDs with the same process name.
Documentation
See the DTraceToolkit for further documentation under the Docs directory. The DTraceToolkit docs may include full worked examples with verbose descriptions explaining the output.
Exit
topsysproc will run until Ctrl-C is hit.
Releases
115 releases since Mac OS X 10.5; the text changed 1 time.