Re: Top Question

[Mark Blunier <blunier@dtnspeed.net>]

> When you're running Top what does it indicate when the word defunct in 
> parenthesis show up next to a process?

Its a defunct process.  Some unices call them zombies.  Basically
when a parent starts a child process, when the child exits, the
parent clears out the environment that was set up with the child
started.  If the parent does not do this after a child exits,
it shows up as defunct.

Mark

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