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-.\" $OpenBSD: kgmon.8,v 1.3 1998/12/20 23:59:18 millert Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: kgmon.8,v 1.4 1999/05/23 14:11:33 aaron Exp $
.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993
.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
.\"
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\" from: @(#)kgmon.8 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
-.\" $Id: kgmon.8,v 1.3 1998/12/20 23:59:18 millert Exp $
+.\" $Id: kgmon.8,v 1.4 1999/05/23 14:11:33 aaron Exp $
.\"
.Dd June 6, 1993
.Dt KGMON 8
-.Os BSD 4.2
+.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm kgmon
.Nd generate a dump of the operating system's profile buffers
@@ -45,14 +45,17 @@
.Op Fl M Ar core
.Op Fl N Ar system
.Sh DESCRIPTION
-.Nm Kgmon
+.Nm kgmon
is a tool used when profiling the operating system.
When no arguments are supplied,
.Nm kgmon
-indicates the state of operating system profiling as running,
-off, or not configured.
+indicates the state of operating system profiling as
+.Dq running ,
+.Dq off ,
+or
+.Dq not configured
(see
-.Xr config 8 )
+.Xr config 8 ) .
If the
.Fl p
flag is specified,
@@ -81,10 +84,12 @@ flag is also specified, the
file is generated before the buffers are reset.
.It Fl M
Extract values associated with the name list from the specified core
-instead of the default ``/dev/kmem''.
+instead of the default
+.Pa /dev/kmem .
.It Fl N
Extract the name list from the specified system instead of the
-default ``/bsd''.
+default
+.Pa /bsd .
.El
.Pp
If neither
@@ -101,9 +106,9 @@ and profiling will be immediately resumed.
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /dev/kmemx -compact
.It Pa /bsd
-the default system
+default system
.It Pa /dev/kmem
-the default memory
+default memory
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr gprof 1 ,