1.5 KiB
1.5 KiB
🕵️♂️ Monitoring Processes with top
The top command provides a simple, real-time overview of all running processes and system stats.
top
Sample output header:
top - 21:28:31 up 10:05, 5 users, load average: 0.19, 0.26, 0.23
Tasks: 382 total, 1 running, 381 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie
%Cpu(s): 8.0 us, 1.8 sy, 0.0 ni, 90.2 id, 0.0 wa, 0.0 hi, 0.0 si, 0.0 st
MiB Mem : 19754.0 total, 14439.8 free, 3207.1 used, 2871.8 buff/cache
MiB Swap: 8192.0 total, 8192.0 free, 0.0 used. 16547.0 avail Mem
What each part means:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
🕒 21:28:31 |
Current system time |
⏳ up 10:05 |
System uptime — 10 hours and 5 minutes since last boot |
👥 5 users |
Number of users currently logged in |
📈 load average |
CPU load averages over 1, 5, and 15 minutes (fractions of total CPU cores used) |
| — 0.19 = load in last 1 min | |
| — 0.26 = load in last 5 min | |
| — 0.23 = load in last 15 min |