uptime - Tell how long the system has been running.


SYNOPSIS

       uptime
       uptime [-V]


DESCRIPTION

       uptime  gives a one line display of the following informa­
       tion.  The current time, how long the system has been run­
       ning, how many users are currently logged on, and the sys­
       tem 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   <green­
       fie@gauss.rutgers.edu>   and  Michael  K.  Johnson  <john­
       sonm@sunsite.unc.edu>.

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


SEE ALSO

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


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