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2000/2/5-6 [Computer/SW/OS/Windows, Computer/SW/Unix] UID:17430 Activity:low
2/4     In C, how do I tell how much memory/CPU time used/stats/etc another
        process is using? Do I have to be a root process?
        \_ In unix it's OS dependent but usually found somewhere under
           the /proc filesystem.
                \_ /proc is for pansies
        \_ First off, the C language doesn't facilitate such things.
           What you want to know is machine-dependant.
        \_ On UNIX, install top; on NT, use Ctrl-Shift-Esc; on Win95/98,
           go get the "kernel powertoys" at the ms site.
           \_ BTW, where is Ctrl-Shift-ESC on NT documented?  I use the key
              sequence everyday, but I don't even remember where I found it
              from.
                \_ It's in the MS docs such as they are.  I've seen it.
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