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+Table 1-3: Contents of the stat files (as of 2.6.22-rc3)
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+ Field Content
+ pid process id
+ tcomm filename of the executable
+ state state (R is running, S is sleeping, D is sleeping in an
+ uninterruptible wait, Z is zombie, T is traced or stopped)
+ ppid process id of the parent process
+ pgrp pgrp of the process
+ sid session id
+ tty_nr tty the process uses
+ tty_pgrp pgrp of the tty
+ flags task flags
+ min_flt number of minor faults
+ cmin_flt number of minor faults with child's
+ maj_flt number of major faults
+ cmaj_flt number of major faults with child's
+ utime user mode jiffies
+ stime kernel mode jiffies
+ cutime user mode jiffies with child's
+ cstime kernel mode jiffies with child's
+ priority priority level
+ nice nice level
+ num_threads number of threads
+ start_time time the process started after system boot
+ vsize virtual memory size
+ rss resident set memory size
+ rsslim current limit in bytes on the rss
+ start_code address above which program text can run
+ end_code address below which program text can run
+ start_stack address of the start of the stack
+ esp current value of ESP
+ eip current value of EIP
+ pending bitmap of pending signals (obsolete)
+ blocked bitmap of blocked signals (obsolete)
+ sigign bitmap of ignored signals (obsolete)
+ sigcatch bitmap of catched signals (obsolete)
+ wchan address where process went to sleep
+ 0 (place holder)
+ 0 (place holder)
+ exit_signal signal to send to parent thread on exit
+ task_cpu which CPU the task is scheduled on
+ rt_priority realtime priority
+ policy scheduling policy (man sched_setscheduler)
+ blkio_ticks time spent waiting for block IO
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