Help for Top Command

Top_command_help.txt

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Help for Interactive Commands - procps version 3.2.7
Window 1:Def: Cumulative mode Off.  System: Delay 3.0 secs; Secure mode Off.

  Z,B       Global: 'Z' change color mappings; 'B' disable/enable bold
  l,t,m     Toggle Summaries: 'l' load avg; 't' task/cpu stats; 'm' mem info
  1,I       Toggle SMP view: '1' single/separate states; 'I' Irix/Solaris mode

  f,o     . Fields/Columns: 'f' add or remove; 'o' change display order
  F or O  . Select sort field
  <,>     . Move sort field: '<' next col left; '>' next col right
  R,H     . Toggle: 'R' normal/reverse sort; 'H' show threads
  c,i,S   . Toggle: 'c' cmd name/line; 'i' idle tasks; 'S' cumulative time
  x,y     . Toggle highlights: 'x' sort field; 'y' running tasks
  z,b     . Toggle: 'z' color/mono; 'b' bold/reverse (only if 'x' or 'y')
  u       . Show specific user only
  n or #  . Set maximum tasks displayed

  k,r       Manipulate tasks: 'k' kill; 'r' renice
  d or s    Set update interval
  W         Write configuration file
  q         Quit
          ( commands shown with '.' require a visible task display window )
Press 'h' or '?' for help with Windows,
any other key to continue
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Current Fields:  AEHIOQTWKNMbcdfgjplrsuvyzX  for window 1:Def
Toggle fields via field letter, type any other key to return

* A: PID        = Process Id
* E: USER       = User Name
* H: PR         = Priority
* I: NI         = Nice value
* O: VIRT       = Virtual Image (kb)
* Q: RES        = Resident size (kb)
* T: SHR        = Shared Mem size (kb)
* W: S          = Process Status
* K: %CPU       = CPU usage
* N: %MEM       = Memory usage (RES)
* M: TIME+      = CPU Time, hundredths
  b: PPID       = Parent Process Pid
  c: RUSER      = Real user name
  d: UID        = User Id
  f: GROUP      = Group Name
  g: TTY        = Controlling Tty
  j: P          = Last used cpu (SMP)
  p: SWAP       = Swapped size (kb)
  l: TIME       = CPU Time
  r: CODE       = Code size (kb)
  s: DATA       = Data+Stack size (kb)
  u: nFLT       = Page Fault count
  v: nDRT       = Dirty Pages count
  y: WCHAN      = Sleeping in Function
  z: Flags      = Task Flags <sched.h>
* X: COMMAND    = Command name/line

Flags field:
  0x00000001  PF_ALIGNWARN
  0x00000002  PF_STARTING
  0x00000004  PF_EXITING
  0x00000040  PF_FORKNOEXEC
  0x00000100  PF_SUPERPRIV
  0x00000200  PF_DUMPCORE
  0x00000400  PF_SIGNALED
  0x00000800  PF_MEMALLOC
  0x00002000  PF_FREE_PAGES (2.5)
  0x00008000  debug flag (2.5)
  0x00024000  special threads (2.5)
  0x001D0000  special states (2.5)
  0x00100000  PF_USEDFPU (thru 2.4)