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Returns the process state for the specified PIN as a string.
Syntax
pstate (pin)
The following table lists all possible returned process state strings:
UNBORN
INITIATE
ALIVE
DYING
DEAD
UNKNOWN
Note that the process state string is always returned in capital letters.
Formal Declaration
pstate:str (pin:u16)
Parameters
- pin
The process identification number (PIN) of the process whose process
state is to be returned.
Examples
$nmdebug > wl pstate(8)
INITIATE
$nmdebug > wl pstate(f)
DYING
$nmdebug > if pstate(16) = "ALIVE" then formatprocess(16)
Limitations, Restrictions
none
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