$ perl -e 'open STATUS, "< /proc/self/status"; my $status = {map {split /:\s*/} }; close(STATUS);print "$_ => $status->{$_}" for keys %$status' Groups => 501 101 102 SigCgt => 0000000000000000 SigIgn => 8000000000000000 State => R (running) Name => perl Uid => 501 501 501 501 CapPrm => 0000000000000000 CapEff => 0000000000000000 SigPnd => 0000000000000000 VmExe => 488 kB FDSize => 256 PPid => 1341 CapInh => 0000000000000000 Gid => 501 501 501 501 VmStk => 20 kB VmLib => 1240 kB VmRSS => 1148 kB SigBlk => 0000000000000000 Pid => 10847 VmLck => 0 kB VmData => 316 kB TracerPid => 0 VmSize => 2280 kB