{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "tload",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/tload/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-10-24T01:17:10Z",
    "synopsis": "tload [options] [tty]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "tload - graphic representation of system load average\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "tload [options] [tty]\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "tload  prints  a graph of the current system load average to the specified tty (or the tty of\nthe tload process if none is specified).\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-s --scale _",
                    "content": "The scale option allows a vertical scale to be specified for the display  (in  charac‐\nters  between  graph ticks); thus, a smaller value represents a larger scale, and vice\nversa.\n",
                    "flag": "-s",
                    "long": "--scale"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-d --delay _",
                    "content": "The delay sets the delay between graph updates in seconds.\n",
                    "flag": "-d",
                    "long": "--delay"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-h --help",
                    "content": "Display this help text.\n",
                    "flag": "-h",
                    "long": "--help"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-V --version",
                    "content": "Display version information and exit.\n",
                    "flag": "-V",
                    "long": "--version"
                }
            ]
        },
        "FILES": {
            "content": "/proc/loadavg load average information\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "ps(1), top(1), uptime(1), w(1)\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "BUGS": {
            "content": "The -d delay option sets the time argument for an alarm(2); if -d 0 is specified,  the  alarm\nis set to 0, which will never send the SIGALRM and update the display.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHORS": {
            "content": "Branko Lankester, David Engel, Michael K. Johnson.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "REPORTING BUGS": {
            "content": "Please send bug reports to procps@freelists.org\n\nprocps-ng                                    2020-06-04                                     TLOAD(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "tload - graphic representation of system load average",
    "flags": [
        {
            "flag": "-s",
            "long": "--scale",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "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."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-d",
            "long": "--delay",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "The delay sets the delay between graph updates in seconds."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-h",
            "long": "--help",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Display this help text."
        },
        {
            "flag": "-V",
            "long": "--version",
            "arg": null,
            "description": "Display version information and exit."
        }
    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "ps",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ps/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "top",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/top/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "uptime",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/uptime/1/json"
        },
        {
            "name": "w",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/w/1/json"
        }
    ],
    "tldr": {
        "source": "official",
        "description": "Show system load average using ASCII art.",
        "examples": [
            {
                "description": "Run tload",
                "command": "tload"
            },
            {
                "description": "Display a graph with a specific vertical scale (e.g. 10 for a 1:1 scale)",
                "command": "tload {{-s|--scale}} {{value}}"
            },
            {
                "description": "Change the refresh rate for the graph",
                "command": "tload {{-d|--delay}} {{seconds}}"
            },
            {
                "description": "Display a graph for a specific terminal",
                "command": "tload {{/dev/tty1}}"
            }
        ]
    }
}