observer(3)

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 details about how to get started, see the User's Guide.

FUNCTIONS

start() -> ok | {error, term()}.

    Starts the Observer GUI. To stop the tool, close the window or call stop/0.
start(Node :: node() | [node()]) -> ok | {error, term()}.

    Starts the Observer GUI and tries to connect it to Node.
start_and_wait() -> ok.

    Starts the Observer GUI and only return when it is either stopped or the window is closed
start_and_wait(Node :: node() | [node()]) -> ok.

    Starts the Observer GUI and only return when it is either stopped or the window is closed, connects it directly to Node like start/1.
stop() -> ok.

    Stops the Observer GUI.