Process monitoring with pw.py
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- pw.py is a tool to monitor a single process with its cpu and memory load
- Source (3 files): tar.gz zip tree
- Existing plugins:
- pw-plugin-console.py ....... Console text output (cpu < 0.4%)
- pw-plugin-gtk_graph.py ... a simple graph with gtk (cpu < 1.3%)
- Planned plugins:
- pw-plugin-rrd-collect.py ... collect data for rrd and send over network
- pw-plugin-rrd_tool.py ...... receive data and draw graph with rrd
- Feedback: chris (at) linuxuser (dot) at
- Usage:
pw.py process_id/name/part_of_name
Examples: 1. 'pw.py fire' ... possibly capture firefox 2. 'pw.py 8285' ... watch process with pid 8285 3. 'pw.py pw.py' .. watch last pw.py
- Screenshots:
Monitoring Firefox:![]() | GTK Graph (mem=grey, cpu=white):![]() |
Capturing the pw.py which is monitoring firefox ![]() | |
Capturing the Journal: ![]() | |
Another Graph on the xo: ![]() | |






