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TOP (was Table Of Processes)
- FYI: The term/name “top” was from the “Table of Processes.”
- Learn (man, GSGS, ATM) how to use the command “top”.
- Find if any old TOP configuration file exists.
- Recent Debian: $HOME/.config/procps/toprc
- Ubuntu or others: $HOME/.toprc
- (If exists) delete OR rename that configuration file.

Execute “top”
INPUT-01
top
DEFAULT TOP OUTPUT

HIT “h” for the HELP menu
- HIT “q” to quit the HELP menu.

HIT “f” to modify the Fields
- “d” or
togles display. - Move with the UP/DOWN arrow key.
- Turn off displays USER, PR, NI, VIRT, RES, SHR, S, %CPU, MEM, TIME++, and COMMAND.

- Display only PID.

Select VIRT
- Select with the right arrow key.

- Move VIRT UP.


- Move RES UP.

- Move SHR, SWAP, CODE, DATA, USED, nDRT UP.

HIT “q” to quit the FIELD menu.

- Hit “1” (CPU/Core View)
- Hit “W” (Write to $HOME/.config/procps/toprc)
