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NAME
observer - A GUI tool for observing an Erlang system.
DESCRIPTION
Observer is a graphical tool for observing the characteristics of Erlang systems. The tool Observer
displays system information, application supervisor trees, process information, ETS tables, Mnesia
tables, and contains a front end for Erlang tracing with module ttb.
For detalis about how to get started, see the User's Guide.
EXPORTS
start() -> ok
Starts the Observer GUI. To stop the tool, close the window.
Ericsson AB observer 2.1.2 observer(3erl)