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TLDR: nproc (tldr-pages)

Print the number of processing units (normally CPUs) available.

  • Display the number of available processing units
    nproc
  • Display the number of installed processing units, including any inactive ones
    nproc --all
  • If possible, subtract a given number of units from the returned value
    nproc --ignore {{count}}
NPROC(1)                                    User Commands                                   NPROC(1)



NAME
       nproc - print the number of processing units available

SYNOPSIS
       nproc [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION
       Print the number of processing units available to the current process, which may be less than
       the number of online processors

       --all  print the number of installed processors

       --ignore=N
              if possible, exclude N processing units

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

AUTHOR
       Written by Giuseppe Scrivano.

REPORTING BUGS
       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3  or  later
       <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This  is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to
       the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/nproc>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) nproc invocation'



GNU coreutils 8.32                          January 2026                                    NPROC(1)

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