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Which command will display running process information in real time?
The correct answer is A. top. The 'top' command is the standard Linux utility for displaying real-time, continuously updating process and system resource information.
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Which command will display running process information in real time?
Options
- Atop
- Bshow current
- Cps current
- Dprocess
How the community answered
(51 responses)- A76% (39)
- B8% (4)
- C4% (2)
- D12% (6)
Why each option
The 'top' command is the standard Linux utility for displaying real-time, continuously updating process and system resource information.
'top' is a built-in Linux command that provides a dynamic, real-time view of running processes, CPU usage, memory usage, and other system statistics. It refreshes its output at a configurable interval (default 3 seconds), making it the canonical tool for live process monitoring. It is available on virtually all Linux distributions without additional installation.
'show current' is not a valid Linux command and does not exist in any standard Linux distribution.
'ps' is a valid command but it produces a static snapshot of processes at a single point in time; 'ps current' is also not valid syntax for the ps command.
'process' is not a standard Linux command-line utility.
Concept tested: Real-time Linux process monitoring with top
Source: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/top.1.html
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