Команда top

Display Linux tasks.

Синтаксис

top -hv | -bcisS -d delay -n iterations -p pid [, pid ...]

The traditional switches '-' and whitespace are optional.

-bBatch mode operation
Starts top in 'Batch mode', which could be useful for sending output from top to other programs or to a file. In this mode, top will not accept input and runs until the iterations limit you've set with the '-n' command-line option or until killed.
-cCommand line/Program name toggle
Starts top with the last remembered 'c' state reversed. Thus, if top was displaying command lines, now that field will show program names, and visa versa. See the 'c' interactive command for additional information.
-dDelay time interval as: -d ss.tt (seconds.tenths)
Specifies the delay between screen updates, and overrides the corresponding value in one's personal configuration file or the startup default. Later this can be changed with the 'd' or 's' interactive commands.

Fractional seconds are honored, but a negative number is not allowed. In all cases, however, such changes are prohibited if top is running in 'Secure mode', except for root (unless the 's' command-line option was used). For additional information on 'Secure mode' see topic 5a. SYSTEM Configuration File.

-hHelp
Show library version and the usage prompt, then quit.
-iIdle Processes toggle
Starts top with the last remembered 'i' state reversed. When this toggle is Off, tasks that are idled or zombied will not be displayed.
-nNumber of iterations limit as: -n number
Specifies the maximum number of iterations, or frames, top should produce before ending.
-uMonitor by user as: -u somebody
Monitor only processes with an effective UID or user name matching that given.
-UMonitor by user as: -U somebody
Monitor only processes with a UID or user name matching that given. This matches real, effective, saved, and filesystem UIDs.
-pMonitor PIDs as: -pN1 -pN2 ... or -pN1, N2 [,...]
Monitor only processes with specified process IDs. This option can be given up to 20 times, or you can provide a comma delimited list with up to 20 pids. Co-mingling both approaches is permitted.

This is a command-line option only. And should you wish to return to normal operation, it is not necessary to quit
and and restart top -- just issue the '=' interactive command.

-sSecure mode operation
Starts top with secure mode forced, even for root. This mode is far better controlled through the system configuration file (see topic 5. FILES).
-SCumulative time mode toggle
Starts top with the last remembered 'S' state reversed. When 'Cumulative mode' is On, each process is listed with the cpu time that it and its dead children have used. See the 'S' interactive command for additional information regarding this mode.
-vVersion
Show library version and the usage prompt, then quit.

Примеры

When operating top, the two most important keys are help ('h' or '?') and quit ('q') key. Alternatively, you could simply use the traditional interrupt key ('^C') when you're done.

top

Running the above command would give you a display similar to the below example. While the tasks are being displayed you can use any of the startup commands listed after the below example output.

top - 20:50:55 up 167 days, 14:26, 82 users, load average: 0.13, 0.05, 0.01
Tasks: 3 total, 1 running, 2 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie
Cpu(s): 0.0% user, 2.2% system, 0.0% nice, 97.8% idle
Mem: 514964k total, 507860k used, 7104k free, 30404k buffers
Swap: 1630588k total, 158708k used, 1471880k free, 275380k cached

PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND 
3747 hope 11 0 2004 1608 1608 S 0.3 0.3 0:00.56 sshd 
22245 hope 10 0 688 676 672 S 0.0 0.1 0:00.06 csh 
14015 hope 10 0 1024 1024 848 R 0.0 0.2 0:00.00 top

Startup Defaults
The following startup defaults assume no configuration file, thus no user customizations. Even so, items shown with an
asterisk ('*') could be overridden through the command-line.

AAlt display Off (full-screen)
* dDelay time 3.0 seconds
IIrix mode On (no, 'solaris' smp)
* pPID monitoring Off
* sSecure mode Off (unsecured)
BBold disable Off
lLoad Avg/Uptime On (thus program name)
tTask/Cpu states On (1+1 lines, see '1')
mMem/Swap usage On (2 lines worth)
1Single Cpu On (thus 1 line if smp)
bBold hilite On (not 'reverse')
* cCommand line Off (name, not cmdline)
* iIdle tasks On (show all tasks)
RReverse sort On (pids high-to-low)
* SCumulative time Off (no, dead children)
xColumn hilite Off (no, sort field)
yRow hilite On (yes, running tasks)
zcolor/mono Off (no, colors)

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