HPR1052: LiTS 013: Top of Top

The top command is a very complex and feature-full application. When executed from the command line the top command displays two sections of information: Summary information (contained in the yellow box in the screen-shot below) and running application field information (contained in the red box):

The focus of this entry will be on the Summary window of top:

The screen shot above shows the summary section. The first line contains the following information in this order by default:

• The current time
• up time
• how many users are logged in
• load average

For the rest of the show notes and the video please go to https://www.linuxintheshell.com/2012/08/14/episode-013-top-of-top/

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