zeeff@b-tech.ann-arbor.mi.us (Jon Zeeff) (05/18/89)
It appears that vi (Sys V.3.1, '386) doesn't reap processes. The
problem is that using ! (eg, for reformatting a paragraph) alot will
fill up the process table and you will lose the paragraph you are working
on. Notice the <defunct> from reformatting this paragraph.
UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME COMMAND
root 0 0 0 May 16 ? 0:05 sched
root 1 0 0 May 16 ? 1:29 /etc/init
root 2 0 0 May 16 ? 0:16 vhand
root 3 0 0 May 16 ? 5:25 bdflush
root 144 1 1 May 16 console 0:04 -ksh
zeeff 87 1 0 May 16 cons1 0:02 -ksh
root 57 1 0 May 16 ? 0:01 /etc/fssel /dev/console
root 55 1 1 May 16 ? 0:25 /etc/cron
zeeff 88 1 0 May 16 cons2 0:04 -ksh
root 89 1 0 May 16 cons3 0:01 /etc/getty cons3 virtcon3
root 90 1 0 May 16 tty03 0:00 /etc/getty tty03 9600
root 774 1 0 19:04:18 tty01 0:07 /etc/ringback tty01 2412
root 9406 1 0 15:37:21 ? 0:00 INITSH -c exec /etc/uukill
root 9407 9406 0 15:37:21 ? 0:00 sleep 200
zeeff 2865 87 0 22:02:55 cons1 0:43 elm
zeeff 9409 88 0 15:37:28 cons2 0:01 -ksh
zeeff 9430 9409 0 15:38:02 cons2 0:02 /usr/bin/vi /tmp/article9409
** zeeff 9431 9430 0 0:00 <defunct>
root 9437 144 22 15:40:03 console 0:00 ps -ef
nobody 9383 1 0 15:34:04 cons1 0:01 UUCICO -r1 -ssharkey
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Jon Zeeff zeeff@b-tech.ann-arbor.mi.us
Ann Arbor, MI sharkey!b-tech!zeeff