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The command prstat -s rss is used in Unix-like operating systems (such as Solaris) to display the process status, with the output sorted by the Resident Set Size (RSS) – a measure of the non-swapped physical memory used by a process.

Here is a breakdown of the command:

• prstat: It is the command itself, used to display process status.
• -s rss: This is an option passed to prstat to specify the sorting order. In this case, the output will be sorted by the Resident Set Size (RSS) in descending order. This means the processes using the most physical memory will be listed first.

By running prstat -s rss, you can see a list of processes on your system, sorted by their memory usage, helping identify the processes consuming the most memory – which can be useful for monitoring and troubleshooting memory-related issues.