acct

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NAME
       acct - execution accounting file

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/acct.h>

DESCRIPTION
       If the kernel was compiled with the process accounting option enabled,
       the system call
	      acct("/somewhere/accountingfile");
       will start the process accounting. Each time a  process	terminates  a
       record  for  this  process  is  appended	 to the accounting file.  The
       accounting structure  struct  acct  is  also  described	in  the	 file
       /usr/include/linux/acct.h.

SEE ALSO
       sa(1), acct(2)



Linux				  2003-11-01			      ACCT(5)