The macros in the sample process_macros.cfg configuration file below can be used as shortcuts or quasi functions for special handling processes, for example determining process counts, displaying top output, etc.
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// process macros - process shortcuts
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
procchk(P, I) // report if a process is not running
// (P) is the process (e.g., syslogd)
// (I) is the interpreter (e.g., perl)
if $proc =~ "(P)"
if $command("=psall | =egrep '(I).+$proc' |
=grep -v grep") eq ""
output mail "The process '$proc' is not running"
endif
next
endif
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
#if solaris
proc_count(P) // return the process count for process (P)
// (P) is the process name (without quotes, e.g., =inetd)
// sample usage: if =proc_count(=inetd) > 1
#val($command("=ps -eo comm | grep -c (P)"))
#endif
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
toptop(N) // actually not the top N procs by size, since we don't
// know how to sort by size non-interactively
#if solaris
do #popen(TOP, "=top -b -n1 -d(N) | =head -30", "r")
#elif redhat | debian
// redhat's top is nonstandard, and it's not clear
// how to run it in batch mode;
// do #popen(TOP, "=top (N) | =head -30", "r")
do #popen(TOP, "echo 'top info unavailable'", "r")
#endif
while #read(TOP) > 0
output mail $readline
endwhile
do #pclose(TOP)
output mail =newline
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
[For more examples, see Samples.]
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