How Does Top Command Work in Linux?
Contents Top Command Is Used to Show the Linux Processes. It Provides a Dynamic Real-Time View of the Running System. Usually, This Command Shows the Summary...
top command is used to show the Linux processes. It provides a dynamic real-time view of the running system. Usually, this command shows the summary information of the system and the list of processes or threads which are currently managed by the Linux Kernel.
How do you understand top command?
S – indicates the status of the process: S=sleep R=running Z=zombie (S) %CPU – This is the percentage of CPU used by this process (0.3) %MEM – This is the percentage of RAM used by the process (0.7) TIME+ –This is the total time of activity of this process (0:17.75)
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Here is a list of basic Linux commands:
- pwd command. Use the pwd command to find out the path of the current working directory (folder) you’re in. …
- cd command. To navigate through the Linux files and directories, use the cd command. …
- ls command. …
- cat command. …
- cp command. …
- mv command. …
- mkdir command. …
- rmdir command.
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