Understanding TOP command ouput in Linux


 How do I determine CPU and Memory utilization, based on running processes in Linux using TOP?
Top command provides a real-time look at what is happening with your system. Top produces so much output that a new user may get over whelmed with all that’s presented and what it means.
Let’s take a look at TOP one line at a time.

The first line in top:
top - 22:09:08 up 14 min,  1 user,  load average: 0.21, 0.23, 0.30
“22:09:08″ is the current time; “up...
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