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NAME="chap_04"
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>Chapter 4. Processes</H1
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>Table of Contents</B
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>4.1. <A
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HREF="sect_04_01.html"
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>Processes inside out</A
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>4.1.1. <A
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HREF="sect_04_01.html#sect_04_01_01"
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>Multi-user and multi-tasking</A
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>4.1.2. <A
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HREF="sect_04_01.html#sect_04_01_02"
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>Process types</A
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>4.1.3. <A
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HREF="sect_04_01.html#sect_04_01_03"
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>Process attributes</A
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>4.1.4. <A
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HREF="sect_04_01.html#sect_04_01_04"
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>Displaying process information</A
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>4.1.5. <A
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HREF="sect_04_01.html#sect_04_01_05"
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>Life and death of a process</A
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>4.1.6. <A
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>SUID and SGID</A
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>4.2. <A
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>Boot process, Init and shutdown</A
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>4.2.1. <A
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>Introduction</A
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>4.2.2. <A
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HREF="sect_04_02.html#sect_04_02_02"
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>The boot process</A
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>4.2.3. <A
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HREF="sect_04_02.html#sect_04_02_03"
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>GRUB features</A
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>4.2.4. <A
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HREF="sect_04_02.html#sect_04_02_04"
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>Init</A
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>4.2.5. <A
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HREF="sect_04_02.html#sect_04_02_05"
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>Init run levels</A
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>4.2.6. <A
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HREF="sect_04_02.html#sect_04_02_06"
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>Shutdown</A
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>4.3. <A
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>Managing processes</A
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>4.3.1. <A
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>Work for the system admin</A
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>4.3.2. <A
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HREF="sect_04_03.html#sect_04_03_02"
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>How long does it take?</A
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>4.3.3. <A
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HREF="sect_04_03.html#sect_04_03_03"
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>Performance</A
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>4.3.4. <A
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HREF="sect_04_03.html#sect_04_03_04"
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>Load</A
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>4.3.5. <A
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HREF="sect_04_03.html#sect_04_03_05"
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>Can I do anything as a user?</A
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>4.4. <A
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>Scheduling processes</A
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>4.4.1. <A
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HREF="sect_04_04.html#sect_04_04_01"
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>Use that idle time!</A
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>4.4.2. <A
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HREF="sect_04_04.html#sect_04_04_02"
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>The sleep command</A
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HREF="sect_04_04.html#sect_04_04_03"
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>The at command</A
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HREF="sect_04_04.html#sect_04_04_04"
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>Cron and crontab</A
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>Summary</A
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>Exercises</A
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>4.6.1. <A
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HREF="sect_04_06.html#AEN6058"
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>General</A
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>4.6.2. <A
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HREF="sect_04_06.html#AEN6107"
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>Booting, init etc.</A
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HREF="sect_04_06.html#AEN6123"
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>Scheduling</A
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>Next to files, processes are the most important things on a UNIX/Linux system. In this chapter, we will take a closer look at those processes. We will learn more about:</P
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>Multi-user processing and multi-tasking</P
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>Process types</P
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>Controlling processes with different signals</P
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>Process attributes</P
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></LI
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>The life cycle of a process</P
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>System startup and shutdown</P
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>SUID and SGID</P
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>System speed and response</P
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>Scheduling processes</P
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>The Vixie cron system</P
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>How to get the most out of your system</P
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