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    <title>Observer</title>
    <prepared>Dan Gudmundsson</prepared>
    <responsible></responsible>
    <docno>1</docno>
    <approved></approved>
    <checked></checked>
    <date>2011-12-08</date>
    <rev>PA1</rev>
    <file>observer.xml</file>
  </header>
  <module since="OTP R15B">observer</module>
  <modulesummary>A GUI tool for observing an Erlang system.</modulesummary>
  <description>
    <p>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
    <seeerl marker="ttb"><c>ttb</c></seeerl>.
    </p>

    <p>For details about how to get started, see the
    <seeguide marker="observer_ug"><c>User's Guide</c></seeguide>.</p>
  </description>
  <funcs>
    <func>
      <name since="OTP R15B">start() -> ok</name>
      <fsummary>Start the Observer GUI.</fsummary>
      <desc>
        <p>Starts the Observer GUI.
	To stop the tool, close the window.
	</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
  </funcs>
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