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From: leight@mozart.amd.com (Timothy Leight)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Getting CPU information on unterminatted child processes
Message-ID: <1990Aug7.215320.13715@mozart.amd.com>
Date: 7 Aug 90 21:53:20 GMT
Sender: leight@mozart.amd.com (Timothy Leight)
Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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I am interested in getting accurate cpu usage information
on unterminated child processes. The getrusage() and/or times()
system calls only return information on terminated children.

What is the best method for getting this information?


thanks in advance
tim leight

leight@mozart.amd.com