Top (software)
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top is a task manager or system monitor program, found in many Unix-like operating systems, that displays information about CPU and memory utilization.
top is a task manager or system monitor program, found in many Unix-like operating systems, that displays information about CPU and memory utilization. ==Overview== The program produces an ordered list of running processes selected by user-specified criteria, and updates it periodically. Default ordering is by CPU usage, and only the top CPU consumers are shown (hence the name). top shows how much processing power and memory are being used, as well as other information about the running processes. Some versions of top allow extensive customization of the display, such as choice of columns or sorting method. top is useful for system administrators, as it shows which users and processes are consuming the most system resources at any given time. ==See also== ==References== ==External links== . A deep dive into the mechanics of top .
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