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TLDR: tload (tldr-pages)

Show system load average using ASCII art.

  • Run tload
    tload
  • Display a graph with a specific vertical scale (e.g. 10 for a 1:1 scale)
    tload {{-s|--scale}} {{value}}
  • Change the refresh rate for the graph
    tload {{-d|--delay}} {{seconds}}
  • Display a graph for a specific terminal
    tload {{/dev/tty1}}
TLOAD(1)                                    User Commands                                   TLOAD(1)

NAME
       tload - graphic representation of system load average

SYNOPSIS
       tload [options] [tty]

DESCRIPTION
       tload  prints  a graph of the current system load average to the specified tty (or the tty of
       the tload process if none is specified).

OPTIONS
       -s, --scale number
              The scale option allows a vertical scale to be specified for the display  (in  charac‐
              ters  between  graph ticks); thus, a smaller value represents a larger scale, and vice
              versa.

       -d, --delay seconds
              The delay sets the delay between graph updates in seconds.

       -h, --help
              Display this help text.

       -V, --version
              Display version information and exit.

FILES
       /proc/loadavg load average information

SEE ALSO
       ps(1), top(1), uptime(1), w(1)

BUGS
       The -d delay option sets the time argument for an alarm(2); if -d 0 is specified,  the  alarm
       is set to 0, which will never send the SIGALRM and update the display.

AUTHORS
       Branko Lankester, ]8;;david AT ods.com\David Engel]8;;\, ]8;;johnsonm AT redhat.com\Michael K. Johnson]8;;\.

REPORTING BUGS
       Please send bug reports to ]8;;procps AT freelists.org\procps AT freelists.org]8;;\

procps-ng                                    2020-06-04                                     TLOAD(1)

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