pargs and preap Commands

The pargs command enables you to display all the arguments that are passed to a process. Use the pargs command in combination with the pgrep command to display the arguments that are passed to a process, as follows:

# pargs `pgrep ttymon`
579:	/usr/lib/saf/ttymon -g -h -p system-name console login:  
-T sun -d /dev/console -l 
argv[0]: /usr/lib/saf/ttymon
argv[1]: -g
argv[2]: -h
argv[3]: -p
argv[4]: system-name console login: 
argv[5]: -T
argv[6]: sun
argv[7]: -d
argv[8]: /dev/console
argv[9]: -l
argv[10]: console
argv[11]: -m
argv[12]: ldterm,ttcompat
548:	/usr/lib/saf/ttymon
argv[0]: /usr/lib/saf/ttymon

Use pargs -e to display the environment variables that are associated with a process, as in the following example:

$ pargs -e 6763
6763: tcsh
envp[0]: DISPLAY=:0.0

You can use the pargs and preap commands to examine any process you have privileges to look at. As superuser, you can examine any process.

You can use the preap command to clean up a defunct (also called a zombie) process. A zombie process is one that has not yet had its exit status reaped (or claimed) by its parent. These processes are generally harmless, but they can consume system resources if they are numerous.