Linux choom Command

What is Linux choom Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use choom command in Linux. choom command is choom - display and adjust OOM-killer score.

choom Syntax#

choom -p pid
choom -p pid -n number
choom -n number command [argument...]

choom Examples#

choom Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of choom command. choom command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for choom command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man choom

To open info page for choom command we can use command below.

info choom

To open help page from choom command we can run command below.

choom --help

Linux choom Command Source Code#

You can find choom command source code from the folowing repositories:

• choom source code on GitHub
• util-linux releases on kernel.org

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use choom in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.