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| − | s will change the delay (in seconds) between two refreshes of top. Split-seconds aren't allowed but for quick refresh you can use zero. | + | s will change the delay (in seconds) between two refreshes of top. Split-seconds aren't allowed but for quick refresh you can use zero. |
| − | o followed by one of the following changes the sorting of the display by time of: TIME, RES, SIZE, CPU, PRI | + | o followed by one of the following changes the sorting of the display by time of: TIME, RES, SIZE, CPU, PRI |
| − | k will send signals such as kill to specified tasks. | + | k will send signals such as kill to specified tasks. |
| − | m toggles the display between CPU and I/O mode. | + | m toggles the display between CPU and I/O mode. |
| − | u show only the processes of a certain user | + | u show only the processes of a certain user |
| − | r [[renice]] a process for altering its speed. Some renice acts are restricted to root or su mode. | + | r [[renice]] a process for altering its speed. Some renice acts are restricted to root or su mode. |
| − | S toggle the display of system processes | + | S toggle the display of system processes |
| − | t toggle the display of top itself | + | t toggle the display of top itself |
| − | d change the number of time to refresh top before ending it. | + | d change the number of time to refresh top before ending it. |
| − | q (at the command line only as "top -q", restricted to root only) to renice top to -20 for extra fast refresh | + | q (at the command line only as "top -q", restricted to root only) to renice top to -20 for extra fast refresh |
Most of the commands work the same way in the command line. | Most of the commands work the same way in the command line. | ||
[[Category:System Commands]] | [[Category:System Commands]] | ||
Revision as of 02:48, 5 February 2005
top will continuously show your machine's load and which programs are taking what percentage of resources, in real time.
Main commands in top:
s will change the delay (in seconds) between two refreshes of top. Split-seconds aren't allowed but for quick refresh you can use zero.
o followed by one of the following changes the sorting of the display by time of: TIME, RES, SIZE, CPU, PRI
k will send signals such as kill to specified tasks.
m toggles the display between CPU and I/O mode.
u show only the processes of a certain user
r renice a process for altering its speed. Some renice acts are restricted to root or su mode.
S toggle the display of system processes
t toggle the display of top itself
d change the number of time to refresh top before ending it.
q (at the command line only as "top -q", restricted to root only) to renice top to -20 for extra fast refresh
Most of the commands work the same way in the command line.
