UPTIME(1)                              Linux User's Manual                              UPTIME(1)



NAME
       uptime - Tell how long the system has been running.

SYNOPSIS
       uptime
       uptime [-V]

DESCRIPTION
       uptime  gives a one line display of the following information.  The current time, how long
       the system has been running, how many users are currently logged on, and the  system  load
       averages for the past 1, 5, and 15 minutes.

       This is the same information contained in the header line displayed by w(1).

FILES
       /var/run/utmp  information about who is currently logged on
       /proc     process information

AUTHORS
       uptime was written by Larry Greenfield <> and Michael K. Johnson
       <>.

       Please send bug reports to <>

SEE ALSO
       ps(1), top(1), utmp(5), w(1)



Cohesive Systems                           26 Jan 1993                                  UPTIME(1)