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uptime(1) — Linux manual page

UPTIME(1)                     User Commands                    UPTIME(1)

NAME

       uptime - tell how long the system has been running

SYNOPSIS

       uptime [OPTION]... [FILE]

DESCRIPTION

       Print the current time, the length of time the system has been
       up, the number of users on the system, and the average number of
       jobs in the run queue over the last 1, 5 and 15 minutes.
       Processes in an uninterruptible sleep state also contribute to
       the load average.  If FILE is not specified, use /var/run/utmp.
       /var/log/wtmp as FILE is common.

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

AUTHOR

       Written by Joseph Arceneaux, David MacKenzie, and Kaveh Ghazi.

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COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+:
       GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute
       it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

       Full documentation
       <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/uptime>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) uptime invocation'

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GNU coreutils 9.5              March 2024                      UPTIME(1)