I'm pretty sure what I want to do is possible but sort of lost as to how to approach this. I'd like to track resource usage of a specific app over time. All I came up with is running a looping script using `ps' and `grep' every few minutes. Is there something better available? In particular, I've noticed the `fam' replacement `gamin' seems to be a nasty little resource hog at times. I wondered if it even needs to be running? rpm -qi gamin gives a nearly useless bit of info: Description : This C library provides an API and ABI compatible file alteration monitor mechanism compatible with FAM but not dependent on a system wide daemon. But also would like to track a few other things just to see what they are doing over time.
