└── README.md /README.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # OS X Process-Cheatsheet 2 | 3 | An overview of process running on Mac OS X. 4 | 5 | |Process Name| Description | Ref | 6 | |------------|-------------|-----| 7 | | backboardd | BackBoard is responsible for forwarding the following hardware events to processes in iOS Simulator | [click](https://www.reddit.com/r/jailbreak/comments/3cp0rm/question_what_is_backboardd_and_why_is_it/) | 8 | | bird | The `bird` process is indeed the back end process behind iCloud drive. | [click](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6606275?tstart=0)| 9 | | mdworker | Spotlight indexer process | [click](http://osxdaily.com/2009/09/14/mdworker-what-is-mdworker/) | 10 | | spindump | `spindump` is used by various system components to create reports when an unresponsive application is force quit. | [click](https://developer.apple.com/legacy/library/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man8/spindump.8.html) 11 | | sysmond | System Monitor Daemon - monitors all system activity in background and automated by `launchd` (launcher daemon) | [click](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250180809) | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------