Re: IPTraf PID

[Paul Dean <paul@thecave.cantech.net.au>]

Hya,

Great thanks for that. Today I learn't something new.

That's what I love about Linux, so many utils, so many things to do with
them.

Thanks...

On Wed, 8 May 2002, Vladimir G. Ivanovic wrote:

> "pgrep iptraf" should work on Linux (Red Hat).
> 
> --- Vladimir
> 
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> Vladimir G. Ivanovic                        http://leonora.org/~vladimir
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> "PD" == Paul Dean <paul@thecave.cantech.net.au> writes:
> 
>   PD> Hya list,
> 
>   PD> Just wondering if "process ID" handling is going to be added to the
>   PD> program.
> 
>   PD> This would make it so much easier to run IPTraf as a daemon, as it has
>   PD> the functionality already to do so.
> 
>   PD> Having a "/var/run/iptraf/iptraf.pid" file in which you could "cat",
>   PD> then you run logrotate and parse the log file very easily via perl or
>   PD> something.
> 
>   PD> Yes this can be done via a script anyway, but it's just a bit of a pain
>   PD> to do a "ps x |grep iptraf" and then fiddle with the output to get your
>   PD> pid.
> 
>   PD> Thanks...
> 
>   PD> -- 
>   PD> Paul...
> 
>   PD> /***** Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to 
>   PD>   recognize a mistake when you make it again. 
>   PD>   -- Franklin P. Jones *****/
> 
>   PD> /*****All programmers are playwrights and all computers are lousy actors.
>   PD>             -- Unknown*****/
> 
>   PD> /* How smart are Computers? They seem to need instructions all the time... 
>   PD>   -- Me */
> 

-- 
Paul...

/***** Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to 
	recognize a mistake when you make it again. 
	-- Franklin P. Jones *****/

/*****All programmers are playwrights and all computers are lousy actors.
            -- Unknown*****/

/* How smart are Computers? They seem to need instructions all the time... 
	-- Me */