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15 simple TOP command examples on Linux to monitor processes

One of the most basic command to monitor processes on Linux is the top command. As the name suggests, it shows the top processes based on certain criterias like cpu usage or memory usage. The processes are listed out in a list with multiple columns for details like process name, pid, user, cpu usage, memory usage.

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