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Lunatic
I was told on another thread to use "top" to analyze my server's resource usages. What is "top"? A software I need to get? Thanks
theuruguayan
top = is the kind same us taskmanager on windows. is a soft that is inside linux.

you need to go inside your server with ssh, and write the word top.

carlos
Lunatic
Alright, thanks.
alex.davies
Useful shortcut keys for top:

Shift + P: Sort by processor usage
Shift + M: Sort by memory usage
Shift + T: Sort by execution time
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