1observer(3)                Erlang Module Definition                observer(3)
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NAME

6       observer - A GUI tool for observing an Erlang system.
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DESCRIPTION

9       Observer  is  a graphical tool for observing the characteristics of Er‐
10       lang systems. The tool Observer displays system  information,  applica‐
11       tion  supervisor trees, process information, ETS tables, Mnesia tables,
12       and contains a front end for Erlang tracing with module ttb.
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14       For details about how to get started, see the User's Guide.
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EXPORTS

17       start() -> ok
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19              Starts the Observer GUI. To stop the tool, close the  window  or
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22       start(Node) -> ok
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24              Starts the Observer GUI and tries to connect it to Node.
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26       start_and_wait() -> ok
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28              Starts  the  Observer  GUI  and  only  return  when it is either
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31       start_and_wait(Node) -> ok
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33              Starts the Observer GUI  and  only  return  when  it  is  either
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35              like start/1.
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39              Stops the Observer GUI.
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