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System Info

Display real-time system resource usage and processes

Examples

Common usage examples

Display real-time process information

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Show processes for specific user

top -u username

Notes

Press 'q' to quit
Press 'k' to kill a process
Press 'M' to sort by memory usage
Press 'P' to sort by CPU usage
Consider using 'htop' for a more user-friendly interface

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