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 difficult 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 directory. The DTraceToolkit docs may include full worked examples with verbose descriptions explaining the output.

EXIT

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

AUTHOR

Brendan Gregg [Sydney, Australia]