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@@ -6,48 +6,48 @@ monitor the system's performance. These tools help you measure and
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understand various subsystem statistics (CPU, memory, network, and so
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on). Let's look at some of the tools that are predominantly used.
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- `ps/top `-- The process status command (ps) displays information
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- **`ps/top`**: The process status command (`ps`) displays information
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about all the currently running processes in a Linux system. The
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top command is similar to the ps command, but it periodically
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top command is similar to the `ps` command, but it periodically
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updates the information displayed until the program is terminated.
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An advanced version of top, called htop, has a more user-friendly
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An advanced version of top, called `htop`, has a more user-friendly
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interface and some additional features. These command-line
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utilities come with options to modify the operation and output of
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the command. Following are some important options supported by the
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ps command.
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`ps` command.
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- `-p <pid1, pid2,...>` -- Displays information about processes
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- `-p <pid1, pid2,...>`: Displays information about processes
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that match the specified process IDs. Similarly, you can use
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`-u <uid>` and `-g <gid>` to display information about
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processes belonging to a specific user or group.
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- `-a` -- Displays information about other users' processes, as well
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- `-a`: Displays information about other users' processes, as well
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as one's own.
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- `-x` -- When displaying processes matched by other options,
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- `-x`: When displaying processes matched by other options,
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includes processes that do not have a controlling terminal.
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<p align="center"> Figure 2: Results of top command </p>
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- `ss` -- The socket statistics command (ss) displays information
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- **`ss`**: The socket statistics command (`ss`) displays information
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about network sockets on the system. This tool is the successor of
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[netstat](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/netstat.8.html),
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which is deprecated. Following are some command-line options
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supported by the ss command:
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supported by the `ss` command:
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- `-t` -- Displays the TCP socket. Similarly, `-u` displays UDP
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- `-t`: Displays the TCP socket. Similarly, `-u` displays UDP
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sockets, `-x` is for UNIX domain sockets, and so on.
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- `-l` -- Displays only listening sockets.
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- `-l`: Displays only listening sockets.
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- `-n` -- Instructs the command to not resolve service names.
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- `-n`: Instructs the command to not resolve service names.
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Instead displays the port numbers.
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 <p align="center"> Figure
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3: List of listening sockets on a system </p>
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- `free` -- The free command displays memory usage statistics on the
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- **`free`**: The `free` command displays memory usage statistics on the
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host like available memory, used memory, and free memory. Most often,
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this command is used with the `-h` command-line option, which
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displays the statistics in a human-readable format.
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@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ on). Let's look at some of the tools that are predominantly used.
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<p align="center"> Figure 4: Memory statistics on a host in human-readable form </p>
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- `df --` The df command displays disk space usage statistics. The
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- **`df`**: The `df` command displays disk space usage statistics. The
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`-i` command-line option is also often used to display
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[inode](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inode) usage
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statistics. The `-h` command-line option is used for displaying
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@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ on). Let's look at some of the tools that are predominantly used.
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<p align="center"> Figure 5:
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Disk usage statistics on a system in human-readable form </p>
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- `sar` -- The sar utility monitors various subsystems, such as CPU
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- **`sar`**: The `sar` utility monitors various subsystems, such as CPU
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and memory, in real time. This data can be stored in a file
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specified with the `-o` option. This tool helps to identify
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anomalies.
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- `iftop` -- The interface top command (`iftop`) displays bandwidth
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- **`iftop`**: The interface top command (`iftop`) displays bandwidth
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utilization by a host on an interface. This command is often used
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to identify bandwidth usage by active connections. The `-i` option
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specifies which network interface to watch.
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@@ -80,22 +80,22 @@ on). Let's look at some of the tools that are predominantly used.
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<p align="center"> Figure 6: Network bandwidth usage by
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active connection on the host </p>
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- `tcpdump` -- The tcpdump command is a network monitoring tool that
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- **`tcpdump`**: The `tcpdump` command is a network monitoring tool that
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captures network packets flowing over the network and displays a
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description of the captured packets. The following options are
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available:
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- `-i <interface>` -- Interface to listen on
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- `-i <interface>`: Interface to listen on
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- `host <IP/hostname>` -- Filters traffic going to or from the
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- `host <IP/hostname>`: Filters traffic going to or from the
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specified host
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- `src/dst` -- Displays one-way traffic from the source (src) or to
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- `src/dst`: Displays one-way traffic from the source (src) or to
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the destination (dst)
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- `port <port number>` -- Filters traffic to or from a particular
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- `port <port number>`: Filters traffic to or from a particular
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port
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<p align="center"> Figure 7: *tcpdump* of packets on *docker0*
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<p align="center"> Figure 7: <code>tcpdump</code> of packets on <code>docker0</code>
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interface on a host </p>
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