From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Thu Sep  4 07:07:48 2003
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC46016A4BF
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Thu,  4 Sep 2003 07:07:48 -0700 (PDT)
Received: from sccrmhc12.comcast.net (sccrmhc12.comcast.net [204.127.202.56])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F7B044032
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Thu,  4 Sep 2003 07:07:44 -0700 (PDT)
	(envelope-from freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com)
Received: from be-well.ilk.org (be-well.no-ip.com[66.30.200.37])
          by comcast.net (sccrmhc12) with ESMTP
          id <200309041407430120087npve>; Thu, 4 Sep 2003 14:07:43 +0000
Received: from be-well.ilk.org (lowellg.ne.client2.attbi.com [66.30.200.37]
	(may be forged))
	by be-well.ilk.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h84E7h4H015614;
	Thu, 4 Sep 2003 10:07:43 -0400 (EDT)
	(envelope-from freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com)
Received: (from lowell@localhost)
	by be-well.ilk.org (8.12.9/8.12.6/Submit) id h84E7hRD015611;
	Thu, 4 Sep 2003 10:07:43 -0400 (EDT)
X-Authentication-Warning: be-well.ilk.org: lowell set sender to
	freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org using -f
Sender: lowell@be-well.no-ip.com
To: "Shrikant" <shrikant@corp.123india.com>
References: <000801c372b2$9b4a0350$0106000a@windomain>
From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>
Date: 04 Sep 2003 10:07:43 -0400
In-Reply-To: <000801c372b2$9b4a0350$0106000a@windomain>
Message-ID: <44smncfxzk.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
Lines: 7
User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Different states in "TOP" .....
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 14:07:49 -0000

"Shrikant" <shrikant@corp.123india.com> writes:

> When i do "TOP"  i see many process in raltime ,I would like to know the description of different  "STATE"'s  in the "STATE" column.
> Where will i get this info .PLs give me a link .

It's in the FreeBSD FAQ...
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/admin.html#TOP-MEMORY-STATES