-----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of mnikhil m Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 5:14 AM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: limit number of process in top with non-interactive mode Top command in Linux is allowing to control the number of processes only in the interactive mode. I want to control the number of processes in non-interactive batch mode. Is there any other version of top available ? Or is there a way to do so with the current version itself? Note: Manual page for top is inappropriate with the command. For example, "top 10" reports an improper use of command though it is valid according to the man page. [Actually this is asked by one of my colleague, asking here as I am out of answer] Regards, Nikhil -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=subscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list If you are looking to do it non-interactively, just add a couple more lines to your batch job to get the desired outcome. I am not the best scripter, but something like: Top -b -n 1 > /tmp/top.txt Head -n 22 /tmp/top.txt > /tmp/top2.txt This gives me all the top header info and the first 10 processes. I know it's not pretty, but you get the idea. Regards, Marshall -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
