Top "Process" questions

This tag is about operating system processes.

Checking if process still running?

As a way to build a poor-man's watchdog and make sure an application is restarted in case it crashes (until …

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Executing a Java application in a separate process

Can a Java application be loaded in a separate process using its name, as opposed to its location, in a …

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Setting maximum CPU usage per process in Windows

Is there a way to set the maximum CPU usage for a process in Windows 7?

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How do I find the process ID (pid) of a process started in java?

If I get a process object in Java through Runtime.getRuntime().exec(...), or ProcessBuilder.start(), I can wait for it …

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What are the differences between the threading and multiprocessing modules?

I am learning how to use the threading and the multiprocessing modules in Python to run certain operations in parallel …

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Priority Preemptive Scheduling

When using Priority Preemptive Scheduling, does a higher priority yield way to a process with a lower priority but with …

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dump conf from running nginx process

Is it possible to get which conf the nginx is using only from a running nginx process? To get the …

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How do I send ctrl+c to a process in c#?

I'm writing a wrapper class for a command line executable. This exe accepts input from stdin until I hit Ctrl+…

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How does Ctrl-C terminate a child process?

I am trying to understand how CTRL+C terminates a child but not a parent process. I see this behavior …

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How is it possible that kill -9 for a process on Linux has no effect?

I'm writing a plugin to highlight text strings automatically as you visit a web site. It's like the highlight search …

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