My favorite Linux top command options
Don Watkins
Mon, 03/21/2022 – 03:00
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When I am checking out Linux systems (or even troubleshooting computers running other operating systems), I frequently use the top command to check out the system’s RAM and CPU utilization. It provides me with information to assess the computer’s overall health. I learned about the top command early in my Linux journey and have relied on it to give me a quick overview of what is happening on servers or other Linux systems, including Raspberry Pi. According to its man page, the top program provides a dynamic real-time view of a running system. It can display system summary information as well as a list of processes or threads currently being managed by the Linux kernel.
A quick overview is often all I need to determine what is going on with the system in question. … // Read more: original article.
