lk/system/monitoring.md

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Monitoring	Documentation System CPU Memory

Print the average CPU load over 1 minute, 5 minutes, and 15 minutes:

watch -d cat /proc/loadavg
stress="$(cat /proc/loadavg | awk '{print "Usage:" $2"%"}')"

Show memory usage in Gibitytes.

free -g

Show low and high gigibtye usage on a line, and repeat the measurement every 5 seconds:

REP=5
free --lohi -g -s $REP | lolcat