result of : top -o COMMAND ? explain the result please

mike1047 · 10-31-2019, 08:48 AM

what means the outpout of:

top -o COMMAND

thanks to respond

pan64 · 10-31-2019, 08:51 AM

Hi, and Welcome here.
Next time please try to give a better title.
see man top about the flags/usage of top:

Code:

      -o  :Override-sort-field as:  -o fieldname
            Specifies the name of the field on which tasks will be sorted, independent of what is reflected in the configuration file.  You can prepend a `+' or `-' to the
            field name to also override the sort direction.  A leading `+' will force sorting high to low, whereas a `-' will ensure a low to high ordering.

rtmistler · 10-31-2019, 09:20 AM

Thread title edited to match the question. Please also see a duplicate thread, that also contains an additional explanation/solution: https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...4/#post6052613