{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "proc_loadavg",
    "section": "5",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/proc_loadavg/5/json",
    "generated": "2026-10-08T07:30:47Z",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "/proc/loadavg - load average\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "/proc/loadavg\nThe first three fields in this file are load average figures giving the number of jobs\nin  the  run queue (state R) or waiting for disk I/O (state D) averaged over 1, 5, and\n15 minutes.  They are the same as the load average  numbers  given  by  uptime(1)  and\nother  programs.   The  fourth field consists of two numbers separated by a slash (/).\nThe first of these is the number of  currently  runnable  kernel  scheduling  entities\n(processes,  threads).   The  value after the slash is the number of kernel scheduling\nentities that currently exist on the system.  The  fifth  field  is  the  PID  of  the\nprocess that was most recently created on the system.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "proc(5)\n\nLinux man-pages 6.7                          2023-08-15                              procloadavg(5)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "/proc/loadavg - load average",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "proc",
            "section": "5",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/proc/5/json"
        }
    ]
}