READPROCTAB(3) Linux Programmer's Manual READPROCTAB(3)
NAME
readproctab, freeproctab - read information for all current processes
at once
SYNOPSIS
#include <proc/readproc.h>
proc_t** readproctab(int flags, ... );
void freeproctab(proc_t **p);
DESCRIPTION
readproctab reads information on all processes matching the criteria
from flags, allocating memory for everything as needed. It returns a
NULL-terminated list of proc_t pointers. For more information on the
arguments of readproctab, see openproc(3).
freeproctab frees all memory allocated by readproctab.
The proc_t structure is defined in <proc/readproc.h>, please look there
for a definition of all fields.
SEE ALSO
openproc(3), readproc(3), /proc/, /usr/include/proc/readproc.h.
REPORTING BUGS
Please send bug reports to <procps@freelists.org>
Linux Manpage 14 July 2014 READPROCTAB(3)