1ACCT(5)                    Linux Programmer's Manual                   ACCT(5)
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NAME

6       acct - execution accounting file
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <sys/acct.h>
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DESCRIPTION

12       If  the kernel was compiled with the process accounting option enabled,
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14              acct("/somewhere/accountingfile");
15       will start the process accounting. Each time  a  process  terminates  a
16       record  for  this  process  is  appended  to  the accounting file.  The
17       accounting  structure  struct  acct  is  also  described  in  the  file
18       /usr/include/linux/acct.h.
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SEE ALSO

21       lastcomm(1), sa(1), acct(2), accton(8).
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25Linux                             2003-11-01                           ACCT(5)