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Will show you websites that don't close a connection, when the tab is left open. A privacy and security nightmare. This is a reason why [[Javascript]] is bad. | Will show you websites that don't close a connection, when the tab is left open. A privacy and security nightmare. This is a reason why [[Javascript]] is bad. | ||
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See RAM usage. Can be watched, to monitor swapping. | See RAM usage. Can be watched, to monitor swapping. | ||
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| − | vmstat 3 | + | $ vmstat 3 |
Leave it running. It will update every 3 seconds. | Leave it running. It will update every 3 seconds. | ||
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| + | ==iotop== | ||
| + | See HDD accesses. | ||
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| + | # iotop --only | ||
| + | only flag will show active processes only | ||
Revision as of 05:34, 21 February 2020
There are programs available to watch various aspects of your system.
iftop
See active internet connections. e.g.
# iftop -i eth1
Will show you websites that don't close a connection, when the tab is left open. A privacy and security nightmare. This is a reason why Javascript is bad.
vmstat
See RAM usage. Can be watched, to monitor swapping. e.g.
$ vmstat 3
Leave it running. It will update every 3 seconds.
iotop
See HDD accesses. e.g.
# iotop --only
only flag will show active processes only
