<p>The top command is a very complex and feature-full application. When executed from the command line the top command displays two sections of information: Summary information (contained in the yellow box in the screen-shot below) and running application field information (contained in the red box):</p>
<p><img title="topsc1" src="https://www.linuxintheshell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/topsc1.png" alt="Top running in Arch Linux" width="709" height="554" /></p>
<p>The focus of this entry will be on the Summary window of top:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.linuxintheshell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/topsc2.png"><img title="topsc2" src="https://www.linuxintheshell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/topsc2.png" alt="summary window of the top command" width="709" height="145" /></a></p>
<p>The screen shot above shows the summary section. The first line contains the following information in this order by default:</p>
<ul>
<li>The current time</li>
<li>up time</li>
<li>how many users are logged in</li>
<li>load average</li>
</ul>
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For the rest of the show notes and the video please go to <a href="https://www.linuxintheshell.com/2012/08/14/episode-013-top-of-top/">https://www.linuxintheshell.com/2012/08/14/episode-013-top-of-top/</a>
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