After completing Process Management the user should be able to:
 

	Describe how UNIX executes a command
	Define the use of processes
	Describe the advantages of background execution
	List three common daemon processes
	Monitor processes with ps and time
	Differentiate between foreground and background processes
	Kill processes
	Prioritize processes
	Tune the UNIX system with ps and sar
	Define and manipulate a crontab

What is a Process?
Introduces processes and shows how UNIX interacts with them.
 

	Executing and processing commands
	Using processes
	Processing in the background
	Using command pipelines
	Working with daemon processes

Administering Processes
Explains how to monitor and control processes.
 

	Monitoring processes with ps and time
	Using foreground and background processes
	Signaling processes
	Killing processes
	Logging out procedure with background processes
	Prioritizing processes
	Working with process groups
	System tuning with ps and sar

Scheduling Processes
Describes how to schedule processes to run automatically.
 

	Using at to schedule commands
	Defining and manipulating a crontab
	Using cron for system administration

This course is distributed with the UNIX Glossary.