Comments on: Abnormal CPU usage in Mac OS X: Here we go again http://www.betalogue.com/2003/10/01/abnormal-cpu-usage-in-mac-os-x-here-we-go-again/ Notes from an unfinished world… Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:29:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Will http://www.betalogue.com/2003/10/01/abnormal-cpu-usage-in-mac-os-x-here-we-go-again/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Will Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=494#comment-187 "top" will sort by PID number, while "top -u" will sort, as you say, by CPU usage. (Both cases greatest to smallest.) I have top -u as an alias for top as I find I only want to run top to see what processes are taken up that most CPU. Have fun! Will “top” will sort by PID number, while “top -u” will sort, as you say, by CPU usage. (Both cases greatest to smallest.)

I have top -u as an alias for top as I find I only want to run top to see what processes are taken up that most CPU.

Have fun!
Will

]]> By: Pierre Igot http://www.betalogue.com/2003/10/01/abnormal-cpu-usage-in-mac-os-x-here-we-go-again/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Pierre Igot Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 /?p=494#comment-188 Cool. Thanks for the clarification. Cool. Thanks for the clarification.

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