How to Use the Linux Top command | Linux Today

How to Use the Linux Top command

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Karim Buzdar
Feb 7, 2019

The top command in Linux lets you monitor currently running processes and the system resources they are using. This article describes various ways in which you can use the top command to keep a check on your system activities as an administrator, much more efficiently.

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Karim Buzdar

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