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ACCT 5 ""
.AT 3
NAME
acct - execution accounting file
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/acct.h>
DESCRIPTION
The acct (2) system call arranges for entries to be made in an accounting file for each process that terminates. The accounting file is a sequence of entries whose layout, as defined by the include file is:

.so  /usr/include/sys/acct.h

If the process was created by an execve (2), the first 10 characters of the filename appear in ac_comm. The accounting flag contains bits indicating whether execve (2) was ever accomplished, and whether the process ever had super-user privileges.

SEE ALSO
acct(2), execve(2), sa(8)