top command in linux [closed]

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Question

I would like to know meaning of each and every column of top command result.

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If you see the screenshot, It shows lot of Java process under the user 'resoultion'. But here only one Tomcat is running.

%Mem is same for some of the processes, The Consolidation of these numbers are higher than 100.Please explain what does this mean?

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Solution

You can find everything you need to know about that command and the meaning of the columns, here: http://linux.about.com/od/commands/l/blcmdl1_top.htm

You can also use the following command to access the manuals in the console: man top

OTHER TIPS

there is a system wide command available

man top
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