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  <header>
    <copyright>
      <year>2011</year>
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    </copyright>
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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>observer</module>
  <modulesummary>A GUI tool for observing an erlang system.</modulesummary>
  <description>
    <p>The observer is gui frontend containing various tools to
    inspect a system.  It displays system information, application
    structures, process information, ets or mnesia tables and a frontend
    for tracing with <seealso marker="ttb">ttb</seealso>.
    </p>

    <p>See the <seealso marker="observer_ug">user's guide</seealso>
    for more information about how to get started.</p>
  </description>
  <funcs>
    <func>
      <name>start() -> ok</name>
      <fsummary>Start the observer gui</fsummary>
      <desc>
        <p>This function starts the <c>observer</c> gui.
	Close the window to stop the application.
	</p>
      </desc>
    </func>
  </funcs>
</erlref>
