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Hello,
I have a linux pc that will run a console terminal (3rd party app) that I want to monitor the output of and alert me of certain conditions.
Is there a way to get the output of the console/terminal with just the pid id? I read about stdout but that requires you to start the process which I cannot always do. How can I get the output of the window when all I have is the PID?
Thanks in advance.
Do you have root privilege on the machine in question?
thanks for the reply, yes i do have root
sudo strace -p12345 -e write
For a process PID=12345
strace(1): trace system calls/signals - Linux man page
The -e option has many ways to control the verbosity of output.
It's somewhat of a hack, but you can. You need to be root and know the PID of the process. This link explains it:
https://etbe.coker.com.au/2008/02/27...nning-process/