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top-cheatsheet.txt
top -o cpu -O +rsize -s 5 -n 20
Sort the processes according to CPU usage (descending) and
resident memory size (ascending), sample and update the display
at 5 second intervals, and limit the display to 20 processes.
top -c d Run top in delta mode.
top -stats pid,command,cpu,th,pstate,time
Display only the specified statistics, regardless of any growth of
the terminal. If the terminal is too small, only the statistics
that fit will be displayed.
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