“uptime” Command Usage in Linux

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This tutorial explains Linux “uptime” command, options and its usage with examples.

uptime – Tell how long the system has been running.

DESCRIPTION

Displays the total uptime and other information for the computer.

This is the same information contained in the header line displayed by w command.

SYNOPSIS

uptime

EXAMPLE

1. Simple Example

$ uptime
 13:37:45 up 19:10,  2 users,  load average: 0.00, 0.06, 0.11

The information shown is as follows :
Current time
How long system is running for
Number of users logged on
Load average for past 1 minute
Load average for past 5 minutes
Load average for past 15 minutes

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