All Unix and Unix-like systems generate a dimensionless metric of three "load average" numbers in the kernel. Users can easily query the current result from a Unix shell by running the uptime command: The w and top commands show the same three load average numbers, as do a range of graphical user interface utilities. In operating systems based on the Linux kernel, this information can be easily ac
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