Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 08-05-2008 Deployment Manual page 391

-k
Output in kilobytes
-m
Output in megabytes
date [options]
This simple program displays the current system time. If run as root, it can also
be used to change the system time. Details about the program are available in the
date(1) man page.
Processes
top [options]
top provides a quick overview of the currently running processes. Press H to access
a page that briefly explains the main options for customizing the program.
ps [options] [process ID]
If run without any options, this command displays a table of all your own programs
or processes—those you started. The options for this command are not preceded
by hyphen.
aux
Displays a detailed list of all processes, independent of the owner
kill [options] process ID
Unfortunately, sometimes a program cannot be terminated in the normal way. In
most cases, you should still be able to stop such a runaway program by executing
the kill command, specifying the respective process ID (see top and ps). kill
sends a TERM signal that instructs the program to shut itself down. If this does not
help, the following parameter can be used:
-9
Sends a KILL signal instead of a TERM signal, bringing the specified process
to an end in almost all cases
killall [options] processname
This command is similar to kill, but uses the process name (instead of the process
ID) as an argument, killing all processes with that name.
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