Procps
- free(1) Display amount of free and used memory in the system
- kill(1) send a signal to a process
- pgrep(1) look up, signal, or wait for processes based on name and other attributes
- pidwait(1) look up, signal, or wait for processes based on name and other attributes
- pkill(1) look up, signal, or wait for processes based on name and other attributes
- pmap(1) report memory map of a process
- procps_misc(3) API for miscellaneous information in the /proc filesystem
- procps_pids(3) API to access process information in the /proc filesystem
- procps(3) API to access system level information in the /proc filesystem
- ps(1) report a snapshot of the current processes.
- pwdx(1) report current working directory of a process
- skill(1) send a signal or report process status
- slabtop(1) display kernel slab cache information in real time
- snice(1) send a signal or report process status
- sysctl.conf(5) sysctl preload/configuration file
- sysctl(8) configure kernel parameters at runtime
- tload(1) graphic representation of system load average
- top(1) display Linux processes
- uptime(1) Tell how long the system has been running.
- vmstat(8) Report virtual memory statistics
- w(1) Show who is logged on and what they are doing.
- watch(1) execute a program periodically, showing output fullscreen