Comments on: Bash Shell Find out Linux / FreeBSD / UNIX system load average http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shell-scripting-bash-find-out-linuxfreebsdunix-system-load-average.html This is a Linux sys admin journal by Vivek about sys admin work, Linux tips & tricks, hacks, news and more. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:37:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yang Yanghttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shell-scripting-bash-find-out-linuxfreebsdunix-system-load-average.html#comment-148109 Yang Yang Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:45:00 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shell-scripting-bash-find-out-linuxfreebsdunix-system-load-average.html#comment-148109 Anybody care to explain what these load average figures mean? Is there a unit or is there anything scalely comparable to them? For example, I have: 21:39:33 up 10:45, 5 users, load average: 9.86, 9.68, 10.64 What do 9.86, 9.68 and 10.64 mean here? Anybody care to explain what these load average figures mean? Is there a unit or is there anything scalely comparable to them? For example, I have:

21:39:33 up 10:45, 5 users, load average: 9.86, 9.68, 10.64

What do 9.86, 9.68 and 10.64 mean here?

]]> By: Chandrahttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shell-scripting-bash-find-out-linuxfreebsdunix-system-load-average.html#comment-146397 Chandra Tue, 23 Dec 2008 10:30:37 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shell-scripting-bash-find-out-linuxfreebsdunix-system-load-average.html#comment-146397 Actually This will work fine, cause there will be different output based on u r last reboot. # Find the correct field to extract based on how long # the system has been up, or since the last reboot. if $(uptime | grep day | grep min >/dev/null) then FIELD=11 elif $(uptime | grep day | grep hrs >/dev/null) then FIELD=11 elif $(uptime | grep day >/dev/null) then FIELD=10 elif $(uptime | grep min >/dev/null) then FIELD=9 else FIELD=8 fi Actually This will work fine, cause there will be different output based on u r last reboot.

# Find the correct field to extract based on how long
# the system has been up, or since the last reboot.
if $(uptime | grep day | grep min >/dev/null)
then
FIELD=11
elif $(uptime | grep day | grep hrs >/dev/null)
then
FIELD=11
elif $(uptime | grep day >/dev/null)
then
FIELD=10
elif $(uptime | grep min >/dev/null)
then
FIELD=9
else
FIELD=8
fi

]]> By: Szyhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shell-scripting-bash-find-out-linuxfreebsdunix-system-load-average.html#comment-143768 Szy Tue, 13 May 2008 13:19:15 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shell-scripting-bash-find-out-linuxfreebsdunix-system-load-average.html#comment-143768 Actually it DOES work. I found that the 's' in 'averges' should not be there. Otherwise it works like a charm! Actually it DOES work. I found that the ‘s’ in ‘averges’ should not be there. Otherwise it works like a charm!

]]> By: Oo.et.oOhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shell-scripting-bash-find-out-linuxfreebsdunix-system-load-average.html#comment-141223 Oo.et.oO Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:52:10 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shell-scripting-bash-find-out-linuxfreebsdunix-system-load-average.html#comment-141223 stefan. his example clearly shows that that just doesn't work all the time. specifically when uptime is stefan. his example clearly shows that that just doesn’t work all the time. specifically when uptime is

]]> By: Stefanhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shell-scripting-bash-find-out-linuxfreebsdunix-system-load-average.html#comment-140937 Stefan Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:18:27 +0000 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/shell-scripting-bash-find-out-linuxfreebsdunix-system-load-average.html#comment-140937 This information is wrong. The correct command would be: <code>uptime | awk '{print $10 " " $11 " " $12}'</code> The above does not work on Solaris 8. This information is wrong. The correct command would be:

uptime | awk '{print $10 " " $11 " " $12}'

The above does not work on Solaris 8.

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