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top

top shows a changing view of system activity and Linux processes or threads. You can filter, sort, inspect, and configure the displayed data.

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top [ option ...]

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  • top
  • --batch
  • --iterations
  • --pid
  • --threads-show
  • h
  • q
  • H

Source: top(1) - Linux manual page. Checked 2026-11-03.