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| -rw-r--r-- | src/pmon.erl | 12 |
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diff --git a/src/pmon.erl b/src/pmon.erl index a94f5a67af..e482429ef4 100644 --- a/src/pmon.erl +++ b/src/pmon.erl @@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ -module(pmon). +%% Process Monitor +%% ================ +%% +%% This module provides a way to monitor processes. +%% Processes monitored can be dynamically added and removed. +%% +%% Unlike erlang:[de]monitor* functions, this module keeps a dictionary +%% of monitored processes and provides basic querying capability. +%% +%% It is used to monitor nodes, queue mirrors, and by +%% the queue collector, among other things. + -export([new/0, new/1, monitor/2, monitor_all/2, demonitor/2, is_monitored/2, erase/2, monitored/1, is_empty/1]). |