On Dec 23, 2007 6:09 AM, Peter Lauri <peterlauri@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > -d is just giving the "Delay Time" so it is not giving me what I need. I > need top to just output the current status to STDOUT and after that exit. > The only way to do that is to go with the -b option, but that one seams to > be "averaging" the values instead of giving the current status. > > So to move out of the "top box": how can I get a "snap shot" of the current > CPU load? > > /Peter > > > > > On Dec 23, 2007 1:18 AM, John Summerfield < debian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > -d > > but be realistic, you don't want top dominating the system. > > > > > > -- > > > > Cheers > > John > > > > -- spambait > > 1aaaaaaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Z1aaaaaaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -- Advice > > http://webfoot.com/advice/email.top.php > > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > > > > You cannot reply off-list:-) > > > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Hi Peter Lauri! Thanks! You moved me to find a cool tool. In the sysstat package is a command called sar. Please note the following session: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [tod@localhost ~]$ sar -u 1 5 Linux 2.6.23.8-34.fc7 (localhost.localdomain) 12/25/2007 02:46:47 AM CPU %user %nice %system %iowait %steal %idle 02:46:48 AM all 7.07 0.00 2.02 0.00 0.00 90.91 02:46:49 AM all 85.00 0.00 4.00 0.00 0.00 11.00 02:46:50 AM all 8.00 0.00 3.00 0.00 0.00 89.00 02:46:51 AM all 7.00 0.00 1.00 0.00 0.00 92.00 02:46:52 AM all 6.00 0.00 3.00 0.00 0.00 91.00 Average: all 22.65 0.00 2.61 0.00 0.00 74.75 [tod@localhost ~]$ sar -u 1 5 Linux 2.6.23.8-34.fc7 (localhost.localdomain) 12/25/2007 02:47:11 AM CPU %user %nice %system %iowait %steal %idle 02:47:12 AM all 8.00 0.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 02:47:13 AM all 7.00 0.00 3.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 02:47:14 AM all 7.00 0.00 3.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 02:47:15 AM all 7.07 0.00 2.02 0.00 0.00 90.91 02:47:16 AM all 6.93 0.00 2.97 0.00 0.00 90.10 Average: all 7.20 0.00 2.60 0.00 0.00 90.20 [tod@localhost ~]$ sar -u 1 5 > cpu.txt [tod@localhost ~]$ cat cpu.txt Linux 2.6.23.8-34.fc7 (localhost.localdomain) 12/25/2007 02:47:35 AM CPU %user %nice %system %iowait %steal %idle 02:47:36 AM all 7.00 0.00 2.00 0.00 0.00 91.00 02:47:37 AM all 7.92 0.00 2.97 0.99 0.00 88.12 02:47:38 AM all 5.10 0.00 1.02 0.00 0.00 93.88 02:47:39 AM all 4.95 0.00 1.98 0.00 0.00 93.07 02:47:40 AM all 6.06 0.00 2.02 0.00 0.00 91.92 Average: all 6.21 0.00 2.00 0.20 0.00 91.58 [tod@localhost ~]$ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Actually you can cause the program to create a binary file and then use it again to display the binary data normally. You have full control of interval. You also have a lot of cool troubleshooting options such as finding how much a specific process is using the CPU. I found the package for my Fedora 7 using Applications > Add/Remove Software, clicking the Search tab, and then entering sysstat. Enjoy! Tod
