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Update to describe how System Monitor looks in 2022.

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@ -134,12 +134,15 @@ The `Processes` tab of the [application]*System Monitor* tool allows you to view
To start the [application]*System Monitor* tool, either select menu:Applications[System Tools > `System Monitor`pass:attributes[{blank}]] from the Activities menu, or type [command]#gnome-system-monitor# at a shell prompt. Then click the `Processes` tab to view the list of running processes.
[[fig-sysinfo-processes]]
.System Monitor — Processes
image::system-monitor-processes.png[The Processes tab of the System Monitor application.]
For each listed process, the [application]*System Monitor* tool displays its name (`Process Name`), current status (`Status`), percentage of the memory usage (`% CPU`), nice value (`Nice`), process ID (`ID`), memory usage (`Memory`), the channel the process is waiting in (`Waiting Channel`), and additional details about the session (`Session`). To sort the information by a specific column in ascending order, click the name of that column. Click the name of the column again to toggle the sort between ascending and descending order.
For each listed process, the [application]*System Monitor* tool displays its name (`Process Name`),
user (`User`),
percentage of the CPU usage (`% CPU`),
process ID (`ID`),
memory usage (`Memory`),
total disk read and write (`Disk read total` and `Disk write total`),
current disk read and write (`Disk read` and `Disk write`),
and prioritiy (`Priority`).
To sort the information by a specific column in ascending order, click the name of that column. Click the name of the column again to toggle the sort between ascending and descending order.
By default, the [application]*System Monitor* tool displays a list of processes that are owned by the current user. Selecting various options from the View menu allows you to: