NAME

sigdist.d - signal distribution by process. Uses DTrace.

SYNOPSIS

sigdist.d

DESCRIPTION

This is a simple DTrace script that prints the number of signals recieved by process and signal number. This script is also available as /usr/demo/dtrace/sig.d, where it originates.

Since this uses DTrace, only users with root privileges can run this command.

EXAMPLES

This samples until Ctrl-C is hit.: # sigdist.d

FIELDS

SENDER: process name of sender
RECIPIENT: process name of target
SIG: signal number, see signal(3head)
COUNT: number of signals sent

BASED ON

/usr/demo/dtrace/sig.d

DOCUMENTATION

DTrace Guide "proc Provider" 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.

EXIT

sigdist.d will sample until Ctrl-C is hit.