# pibstat command

The pibstat command in the DM account
displays the current PIB status bit settings for a specified value.

## Syntax

```
pibstat value
```

## Parameter(s)

| value | A 2-byte PIB status returned by the where command, under the column labeled PIB Stat. |
| --- | --- |
The pibstat command is perhaps the most
useful indication of resource use on a D3 machine. The first two digits
of this value indicate the *state* of a process. Some of the
more common values include:

| f3xx | Waiting-for-input or displaying text. |
| --- | --- |
| e3xx | Waiting-for-input or displaying text with echo off. |
| f5xx | Displaying text, but line is in xoff (CTRL+S) state. |
| ffxx | Process is currently using the CPU. |
| bfxx | Process is currently sleeping. |
| dfxx | PIB currently requesting disk I/O. |
Note: This command reflects the D3 process status. The term *roadblocked* means that the port is currently reading or writing
a character.

## Example(s)

Returns the PIB status for port
68 as ff10, which can then be used in the pibstat command:

```
where 68

ln pcb pib abs stat...
 fid stat bas
*068 024ee5 ff10 000018 1...

pibstat ff10

1111 1111 1111 1111
Process is running or activatable
 not sleeping
 not frame faulted
 echoing input
 not I/O roadblocked
 not reading
 not writing
 not comatized
 not DCD on
 type-ahead enabled
 modem-control enabled.
```

## See also

- [PIB status](https://d3codex.com/definitions/pib-status/)
- [where command](https://d3codex.com/tcl/where-command/)

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Source: https://d3codex.com/tcl/pibstat-command/ - part of the D3Codex reference.