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diff --git a/Man/man1m/lastwords.1m b/Man/man1m/lastwords.1m new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..024234bf49f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Man/man1m/lastwords.1m @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +.TH lastwords 1m "$Date:: 2007-08-05 #$" "USER COMMANDS" +.SH NAME +lastwords \- print syscalls before exit. Uses DTrace. +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B lastwords command +.SH DESCRIPTION +This prints the last few system calls for processes matching +the given name, when they exit. This makes use of a ring buffer +so that the impact on the system is minimised. + +Since this uses DTrace, only the root user or users with the +dtrace_kernel privilege can run this command. +.SH OS +Solaris +.SH STABILITY +stable - needs the syscall and proc providers. +.SH EXAMPLES +.TP +Catch last few syscalls for dying netscape processes, +# +.B lastwords netscape +.PP +.SH FIELDS +.TP +TIME +time of syscall return, ns +.TP +PID +process ID +.TP +EXEC +process name (execname) +.TP +SYSCALL +system call +.TP +RETURN +return value for the system call +.TP +ERR +errno for the system call +.PP +.SH BASED ON +/usr/demo/dtrace/ring.d +.PP +.SH DOCUMENTATION +DTrace Guide "Buffers and Buffering" chapter (docs.sun.com) + +See the DTraceToolkit for further documentation under the +Docs directory. The DTraceToolkit docs may include full worked +examples with verbose descriptions explaining the output. +.SH EXIT +lastwords will sample until a command with that name exits. +.SH SEE ALSO +dtruss(1M), dtrace(1M) + |