Michael Boelen on Nostr: 🧠 Did you know? You can run the top command in "batch mode" and have it stop after ...
🧠 Did you know?
You can run the top command in "batch mode" and have it stop after gathering information once.
Great for getting information and sorting it, for example by processes consuming the most memory.
Could be a useful alias if you need it more than once.
This also works for the BSDs, but with slightly different options.
Would you like more of these tips? 🔁
#Linux #LinuxTips
Published at
2026-08-14 12:27:23 UTCEvent JSON
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