{"id":1059,"date":"2021-07-19T15:02:27","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T15:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/interview-questions\/?p=1059"},"modified":"2021-09-09T06:01:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-09T06:01:09","slug":"what-does-the-top-command-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/interview-questions\/linux\/what-does-the-top-command-display\/","title":{"rendered":"What does the top command display ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"TextHeading\">\n<div class=\"hddn\">\n<h2 id=\"what-does-the-top-command-display\" class=\"color-pink\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">What does the top command display ?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Content\">\n<div class=\"hddn\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Top Command display is the top processes on the system and periodically updates the information.<\/li>\n<li>Top command displays:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Process ID.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: 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