[07/01/2011]

UNIX: How Long has the Server Been Running?
By: Mark Jacobsen

How long has a particular unix or linux server been running? Try these various commands...

uptime
This is the obvious one in the bunch and shows you the current time, how long up, users logged in, and system load.

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w
Provides a quick summary of every user logged into a computer, what that user is currently doing, and what load all the activity is imposing on the computer itself. The command is a one-command combination of several other Unix programs: who, uptime, and ps -a.

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top
Provides an ongoing look at processor activity in real time. It displays a listing of the most CPU-intensive tasks on the system.

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