Process measurements

[squirrel]

As I learned here 'top' does not really show the real CPU load.

I wish I'd have a real CPU measurment tool incl. CPU time spent each process (like Windows XP). That way it would also easier to choose the right application for my needs (ie. for my purposes I think 'Amarok' uses way too much CPU).

[jankushka]

Re: Process measurements

take a look at ksysguard.
in kubuntu with kde 3.5.x, it should be under kmenu -> system

i've also just bumped into this thread.

hth

[squirrel]

Re: Process measurements

I know ksysguard. Basically it's just the GUI for 'top', right?

However, ksysguard is:

1. Ugly
2. Unclear
3. Does not provide what I'm asking for (spent CPU time/process)

Or did I miss something?

[jankushka]

Re: Process measurements

open up a konsole.
enter the following:

watch -n 1 "ps -eo start,time,args|grep amarok"

time means: cumulative cpu time
if you look at the man page for "ps", under "standard format specifiers", you'll find other parameters.

[squirrel]

Re: Process measurements

Oh, that's nice. Thank you for this.

I just wish somebody (I don't have the skills) would integrate that into ksysguard...