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NAME

       newproc.d - snoop new processes. Uses DTrace.


SYNOPSIS

       newproc.d


DESCRIPTION

       newproc.d  is a DTrace OneLiner to snoop new processes as they are run.
       The argument listing is printed.

       This is useful to identify short lived processes that are usually  dif-
       ficult to spot using traditional tools.

       Docs/oneliners.txt   and  Docs/Examples/oneliners_examples.txt  in  the
       DTraceToolkit contain this as a oneliner that  can  be  cut-n-paste  to
       run.

       Since  this  uses  DTrace, only users with root privileges can run this
       command.


EXAMPLES

       This prints new processes until Ctrl-C is hit.
              # newproc.d



FIELDS

       CPU    The CPU that recieved the event

       ID     A DTrace probe ID for the event

       FUNCTION:NAME
              The DTrace probe name for the event

       remaining fields
              These contains the argument listing for the new process



DOCUMENTATION

       See the DTraceToolkit for further documentation under the  Docs  direc-
       tory. The DTraceToolkit docs may include full worked examples with ver-
       bose descriptions explaining the output.


EXIT

       newproc.d will run forever until Ctrl-C is hit.


AUTHOR

       Brendan Gregg [Sydney, Australia]


SEE ALSO

       execsnoop(1M), dtrace(1M), truss(1)




version 1.00                     May 15, 2005                    newproc.d(1)

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