Top command to show the %cpu in descending order
bash, linux, shell, ubuntu
Solution
Run top as a process (I'm using Ubuntu 14.04)
top
Once in top...
P <- Sort by CPU usage
M <- Sort by MEM usage
z <- Add cool visual colors
x <- Highlight column you are currently sorting by
Problem
I would like to have the cpu percentage in decending order. When I give the command : ``` top -bn 1 | grep "^ " | awk '{ printf("%-8s %-8s \n", $2, $9); }' | head -8 ``` It shows processes which are not the top most using CPU.