# man > tload(1)

> **TLDR:** 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}}`

*Source: tldr-pages*

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## 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
              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
              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)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ps/1/markdown), [**top**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/top/1/markdown), [**uptime**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/uptime/1/markdown), [**w**(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/w/1/markdown)

## BUGS
       The **-d** _delay_ option sets the time argument for an [**alarm**(2)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/alarm/2/markdown); if -d 0 is specified,  the  alarm
       is set to 0, which will never send the **SIGALRM** and update the display.

## AUTHORS
       Branko Lankester, David Engel ⟨<david@ods.com>⟩, and Michael K. Johnson ⟨<johnsonm@redhat.com>⟩.

## REPORTING BUGS
       Please send bug reports to ⟨<procps@freelists.org>⟩



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