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Linux uptime command

Show how long the system has been running and its load averages.

procps-ng

Syntax

Command form

uptime [OPTION]...

4 options

Option	What it does
`-p, --pretty`	Show uptime in a human-friendly format.
`-s, --since`	Show the time the system started.
`--help`	Display help and exit (where supported).
`--version`	Display version and exit (where supported).

2 examples

Show how long the system has been running and its load averages.

uptime

Show only a readable uptime duration.

uptime -p

Load averages are system-wide averages over 1, 5 and 15 minutes, not CPU percentages.