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172 Chapter 20. Gathering System Information
Table 20-1. Interactive top commands
Command Description
[Space] Immediately refresh the display
[h] Display a help screen
[k] Kill a process. You will be prompted for the
process ID and the signal to send to it.
[n] Change the number of processes displayed.
You will be prompted to enter the number.
[u] Sort by user.
[M] Sort by memory usage.
[P] Sort by CPU usage.
If you would like to use a graphical interface for top, you can use the GNOME System
Monitor. To start it on the GNOME desktop, go to the Main Menu Button (on the Panel) =>
Programs => System => System Monitor or type gtop at a shell prompt from within any X
Window System desktop.
Figure 20-1. GNOME System Monitor