On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 08:28:02AM +1200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >>top -b -n2 | grep "^CPU" | tail -1 | awk '{print $3+$5+$7}'
> >>for procps 2.0.8
>
> and it simply returned 1.4? 1.4%? 140%? What is the 1.4 ?1.4%, what else? you should know that you cant get 140% CPU usage. The other thing you could do, is look at the top output, to see what awk is adding. Mike. -- Michael Beattie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> You know you've landed gear-up when it takes full power to taxi.
