Which version of manpages? I found many manpages on internet that show the 'w' field under procs: http://node1.yo-linux.com/cgi-bin/man2html?cgi_command=vmstat http://www.princeton.edu/~psg/unix/solaris/troubleshoot/vmstat.html http://www.linuxinfor.com/italian/man8/vmstat.html http://www.linuxvalley.it/encyclopedia/ldp/manpage/man8/vmstat.8.php http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8178 But I found also manpages which do not show the 'w' field: http://www.yiluda.net/manual/linux/man/vmstat.html http://man.linuxquestions.org/index.php?query=vmstat§ion=8&type=2 The reason is the procps version as I found here: http://procps.sourceforge.net/changelog.html , changelog 3.2.1: > ps: STAT flags for swapped out process dropped (was broken)I have a new procps version 1:3.2.7-2, and my manpage isn't up to date (but I have the last manpage package 2.35-1).
Anyone have an alternative to see how many processes are currently swapped out, since vmstat support for that option is broken?
Wayne Topa wrote:
daniele(spam@modena1.it) is reported to have said:Hi!I read on the documentation and on internet that vmstat should show a column named 'w' under the header 'procs' which counts the number of swapped out processes.The man page for vmstat on my etch bos does not show that. Only the r: and b: fields. vmstat part of procps version 3.2.7-2 here.Well, I can't see that column on my output (all other columns are ok). What can I do to have vmstat report it? In which other way can I see swapped out processes?Haven't a clue as the man page only shows Swap si: Amount of memory swapped in from disk (/s). so: Amount of memory swapped to disk (/s). WT