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diff --git a/coredown.1 b/coredown.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..666ea46 --- /dev/null +++ b/coredown.1 @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +.TH COREDOWN 1 COREDOWNDOWN +.SH NAME +coredown - Disable all but one CPU core +.SH SYNPOSIS +coredown +.RI [ count ] +.SH DESCRIPTION +The +.B coredown +utility disables all CPU cores on the machine +expect the CPU 0. +.PP +This is designed as a workaround for virtual machines +that have input performance issues (keyboard input lag +and keys getting stuck) when more than one CPU core is +online. +.SH OPTIONS +No options are supported. +.SH OPERANDS +The following operand is supported: +.TP +.I count +Enable the first +.I count +CPU cores and disable the rest. +.SH STDIN +The +.B coredown +utility does not use the standard input. +.SH INPUT FILES +None. +.SH ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES +No environment variables affects the execution of +.B coredown +.SH ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS +Default. +.SH STDOUT +The +.B coredown +utility does not use the standard output. +.SH STDERR +The standard error is used for diagnostic messages. +.SH OUTPUT FILES +None. +.SH EXTENDED DESCRIPTION +None. +.SH EXIT STATUS +If the +.B coredown +utility fails it will exit with one of the following statuses: +.TP +0 +Successful completion. +.TP +1 +An error occurred. +.SH CONSEQUENCES OF ERRORS +Default. +.SH APPLICATION USAGE +None. +.SH EXAMPLES +None. +.SH RATIONALE +None. +.SH NOTES +The is no difference between the +.BR coreup (1) +and +.BR coredown (1) +utilities when the +.I count +operand is specified. +.SH BUGS +None. +.SH FUTURE DIRECTIONS +None. +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR coreup (1) |