Inspect status, memory, capabilities, and thread counts.
Section: Memory and Open File Views
Read /proc status
bash
bash
cat /proc/1234/statusExplanation
Inspect status, memory, capabilities, and thread counts.
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Show proportional set size
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Show files, sockets, and descriptors opened by a process.
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Show open files for processes matching a name prefix.
Find deleted files still open
Find processes keeping deleted files open and consuming disk.