ACCT(5) Linux Programmer's Manual ACCT(5)
NAME
acct(2,5) - execution accounting file(1,n)
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/acct.h>
DESCRIPTION
If the kernel was compiled with the process accounting option enabled,
the system call
acct(2,5)("/somewhere/accountingfile");
will start the process accounting. Each time(1,2,n) a process terminates a
record for this process is appended to the accounting file. The
accounting structure struct acct(2,5) is also described in(1,8) the file(1,n)
/usr/include/linux/acct.h.
SEE ALSO
sa(1), acct(2,5)(2)
Linux 2003-11-01 ACCT(5)