uptime

UPTIME(1)                     Linux User's Manual                    UPTIME(1)



NAME
       uptime - Tell how long the system has been running.

SYNOPSIS
       uptime
       uptime [-V]

DESCRIPTION
       uptime gives a one line display of the following information.  The cur-
       rent time, how long the system has been running,  how  many  users  are
       currently  logged  on,  and the system load averages for the past 1, 5,
       and 15 minutes.

       This is the same information contained in the header line displayed  by
       w(1).

FILES
       /var/run/utmp  information about who is currently logged on
       /proc     process information

AUTHORS
       uptime was written by Larry Greenfield <greenfie@gauss.rutgers.edu> and
       Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm@sunsite.unc.edu>.

       Please send bug reports to <procps-list@redhat.com>

SEE ALSO
       ps(1), top(1), utmp(5), w(1)



Cohesive Systems                  26 Jan 1993                        UPTIME(1)