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.\" Copyright (c) 1995 Dirk Eddelbuettel (Dirk.Eddelbuettel@qed.econ.queensu.ca)
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.\" Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139,
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.\" USA.
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.TH ACCT 5 2003-11-01 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
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.SH NAME
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acct \- execution accounting file
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B #include <sys/acct.h>
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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If the kernel was compiled with the process accounting option enabled,
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the system call
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.RS
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acct("/somewhere/accountingfile");
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.RE
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will start the process accounting. Each time a process terminates
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a record for this process is appended to the accounting file.
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The accounting structure
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.B "struct acct"
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is also described in the file
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.IR /usr/include/linux/acct.h .
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR sa (1),
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.BR acct (2)
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