Topping top in Solaris 8 with prstat How to use the prstat unix command Adrian Cockcroft explains how to locate and unclog system bottlenecks and identify process information sources. This article describes how the prstat utility can be used to provide views of a system's activity and resource consumption. Also covered: identifying activity and resource consumption of individual processes and threads; the advantages of prstat over top; and examples of adrianandreicockcroftdorofeevkincaidmpstatprstatsarsolaristom with unix