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Old 12-15-2004, 08:48 AM   #1
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Question Getting CPU usage

Hi, Does anyone know how to get the CPU usage by the entire system? May be it is written in /proc.

Thanks in advance.
 
Old 12-15-2004, 10:00 AM   #2
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Try running 'gkrellm'
 
Old 12-15-2004, 11:38 AM   #3
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HI,

$> xosview +cpu &

This is for RedHat Linux 9
 
Old 12-15-2004, 02:00 PM   #4
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I meant a C function or something similar, not a program, because i want to call it in my program. Thanks
 
Old 12-15-2004, 04:23 PM   #5
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something like in /proc/loadavg ?


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Old 12-16-2004, 02:33 AM   #6
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Thanks, but i mean the percent CPU usage, like top does. The load average is useful too.
 
  


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