Brian Epstein on Fri, 15 Aug 2003 14:52:13 -0400


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Re: [PLUG] Load Average


On Fri, 15 Aug 2003, Paul wrote:

> Could someone explain what "load average" is in a way that makes sense?

>From the top Manual:

	"The load averages are the average number of process ready to run
	during the last 1, 5 and 15  minutes.  This  line is just like
	the output of uptime(1).  The uptime display may be toggled by
	the interactive l command."

Let me know if this doesn't make sense.

ep

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