embeddedlinuxworkshop / bash-processes-task

bash-processes-task

Bash Project Idea: Process Monitor

Project Overview

Create a Bash script that serves as a simple process monitor, allowing users to view, manage, and analyze running processes on a Unix-like system.

Features

List Running Processes:

Implement functionality to list all running processes with essential information (PID, name, CPU/Memory usage).

1. Process Information:

Provide detailed information about a specific process, including its PID, parent process ID, user, CPU and memory usage, etc.

2. Kill a Process:

Allow users to terminate a specific process by entering its PID.

3. Process Statistics:

Display overall system process statistics, such as the total number of processes, memory usage, and CPU load.

4. Real-time Monitoring:

Implement real-time monitoring, updating the display at regular intervals to show the latest process information.

5. Search and Filter:

Allow users to search for processes based on criteria such as name, user, or resource usage.

6. Interactive Mode:

Implement an interactive mode where users can choose operations from a menu.

7. Resource Usage Alerts:

Set up alerts for processes exceeding predefined resource usage thresholds.

8. Logging:

Include logging features to record process-related activities, especially when a process is terminated.

9. Configuration Options:

Allow users to configure the script through a configuration file. For example, users might specify the update interval, alert thresholds, etc.

Configuration File

Users can create a configuration file (e.g., process_monitor.conf) with settings like:

# Sample configuration file for Process Monitor

# Update interval in seconds
UPDATE_INTERVAL=5

# CPU usage threshold for alerts (percentage)
CPU_ALERT_THRESHOLD=90

# Memory usage threshold for alerts (percentage)
MEMORY_ALERT_THRESHOLD=80

🗒️ Please don't forget to source the configuration file & use bash in the interactive mode by writing this #!/usr/bin/bash -i in your script.