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.TH woof.d 1m  "$Date: 2015/09/30 22:01:09 $" "USER COMMANDS"
.SH NAME
woof.d \- Bark for new processes. Needs /dev/audio. Uses DTrace.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B woof.d &
.SH DESCRIPTION
This is an audio alert daemon for process creation. It is a virtual dog which
barks when it sees new processes. If many processes are being created
quickly, it will bark a lot (and become a nuisance - not just the noise, 
but also from consuming too much CPU).

This exists in the DTraceToolkit more for entertainment than 
practicality.

Since this uses DTrace, only the root user or users with the
dtrace_kernel privilege can run this command.
.SH OS
Solaris
.SH STABILITY
stable - needs the proc provider, /usr/bin/audioplay, and bark.au.
.SH EXAMPLES
.TP
Run the dog,
# 
.B woof.d &
.TP
Hear the dog,
$ find /etc -type f -exec grep localhost {} +
.TP
Drive the dog crazy,
$ find /etc -type f -exec grep localhost {} \\;
.PP
.SH NOTES
Beware of the dog!
.PP
.SH DOCUMENTATION
See the DTraceToolkit for further documentation under the 
Docs directory. The DTraceToolkit docs may include full worked
examples with verbose descriptions explaining the output.
.SH EXIT
woof.d will exit on Ctrl-C.
.SH AUTHOR
Brendan Gregg
[Sydney, Australia]
.SH SEE ALSO
sdtaudiocontrol(1), dtrace(1M)