{"id":63,"date":"2021-07-30T15:34:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T15:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestdedicatedhosting.in\/blog\/?p=63"},"modified":"2021-11-02T13:14:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T13:14:06","slug":"linux-uptime-command-with-usage-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestdedicatedhosting.in\/blog\/linux-uptime-command-with-usage-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"Linux Uptime Command With Usage Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Description<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Linux Operating System<\/strong> is filled with several commands which any aspiring Linux expert or power user e.g. system admin must have a good grasp of. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of such commands is uptime<\/code> and today, I\u2019ll briefly discuss its purpose and syntax. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Uptime<\/strong> is a command that returns information about how long your system has been running together with the current time<\/strong>, number of users with running sessions<\/strong>, and the system load averages<\/strong> for the past 1<\/strong>, 5<\/strong>, and 15<\/strong> minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can also filter the information displayed at once depending on your specified options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

uptime<\/strong> uses a simple syntax: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

# uptime [option]<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Using Uptime<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
You can run the uptime command without any options like so: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
# uptime<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
It will display an output similar to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
09:10:19 up 106 days, 32 min, 2 users, load average: 0.22, 0.41, 0.32<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
 In order of appearance, the command displays the current time<\/code> as the 1st entry, up<\/code> means that the system is running and it is displayed next to the total time for which the system has been running, the user count<\/code> (number of logged on users), and lastly, the system load averages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To know more about uptime<\/strong>, check out our article: Understand Linux Load Averages and Monitor Performance of Linux<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now let\u2019s see some useful uptime command<\/strong> usage with examples. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Check Linux Server Uptime<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
You can filter uptime\u2019s result to show only the running time of the system with the command: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
# uptime -p\n\nup 58 minutes<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Check Linux Server Starting Time<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Using option -s<\/code> will display the date\/time since when the system has been running. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
# uptime -s\n\n2019-05-06 11:49:17<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Uptime Version & Help<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
As it is with most command line apps, you can display uptime\u2019s version information and quick help page with the following command. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
# uptime -h\n\nUsage:\n uptime [options]\n\nOptions:\n -p, --pretty   show uptime in pretty format\n -h, --help     display this help and exit\n -s, --since    system up since\n -V, --version  output version information and exit\n\nFor more details see uptime(1).<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
You can now use uptime<\/strong> for your daily runs and you\u2019ll determine its level of usefulness to you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hope you\u2019ve found this useful!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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