# $Id: README,v 2.1 2005/11/14 00:56:58 ksb Exp $

This program implements Solaris's "ptree" utility.  Both programs
output a "outline" of the process trees on the running system.
For example, from this editor I ran
	:r !./ptree $$	
	189   login [pam]
	  200   -ksh
	    219   /bin/sh /usr/X11R6/bin/startx -listen_tcp
	      230   xinit /home/sac1/ksb/.xinitrc --
		236   /usr/X11R6/bin/enlightenment
		  238   xterm
		    239   -ksh
		      413   screen -t xterm -T xterm -a
			414   screen -t xterm -T xterm -a
			  415   /usr/local/bin/ksh
			    10437 vi README
			      10438 ksh -c ./ptree $$
				10439 ./ptree 10438
In the output we see the screen I'm on running a ksh, running a vi
editor, running a shell to run the ptree.  Above all that we can see
my X session all the way back to my login on the console.

Administrators find this program is very useful while tracking issues
on their systems.

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ksb, petef