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NAME
       acct - execution accounting file


SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/acct.h>


DESCRIPTION
       If  the kernel was compiled with the process accounting option enabled,
       the system call

           acct("/somewhere/accountingfile");

       will start the process accounting.  Each time a  process  terminates  a
       record  for  this  process  is  appended  to  the accounting file.  The
       accounting  structure  struct  acct  is  also  described  in  the  file
       /usr/include/linux/acct.h.


SEE ALSO
       lastcomm(1), sa(1), acct(2), accton(8)


COLOPHON
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       be found at http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/.