{"id":23422,"date":"2024-03-16T01:24:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T01:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-check-resource-usage-on-linux\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T01:14:02","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T01:14:02","slug":"how-to-check-resource-usage-on-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-check-resource-usage-on-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"How to check resource usage on Linux?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a Linux system, you can use the following commands to check resource usage:<\/p>\n

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  1. top command: displays real-time resource usage of each process in the system, including CPU usage, memory usage, number of processes, etc. Sort order and displayed columns can be configured as needed.<\/li>\n
  2. The free command displays information about the system’s memory usage, including total memory, used memory, and free memory.<\/li>\n
  3. vmstat command: displays system statistics such as virtual memory, processes, and I\/O, including CPU usage, memory usage, and disk I\/O.<\/li>\n
  4. iostat command: displays the system’s disk I\/O usage, including disk read\/write speeds, disk queue length, and more.<\/li>\n
  5. The netstat command displays the system’s network connection status, including TCP connections, UDP connections, inter-process communication, etc.<\/li>\n
  6. sar command: display historical data on the system’s resource usage, including CPU usage, memory usage, disk I\/O, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here are some common commands for checking resource usage, choose the appropriate one as needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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