Re: How to get CPU consumption?

[Jim Cromie <jcromie@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve Iribarne wrote:

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> -> man oh man, can we not raise the level of questions here ?
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> kernel newbies.. kernel newbies...remember the list we are on.
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newbies yes - but 'kernel' too.
its not for help 'finding your way around a desktop'

> I know we all go to man pages right away, but everyone needs to learn...
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man and self-sufficiency are good lessons.

> Just my 2 cents....
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> Remember.. no such thing as a dumb question...
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http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

it was the level of effort I spoke to.  Im a newbie too - I just try to 
dig a little 1st.
My answer to the original question had no pejorative tones.

Also, I suspect the OP had other facets of the question that were unstated,
like inside/outside the kernel.  I guess I baited him to explain more 
what his
requirements were - reading /proc takes time, and I would have liked to see
answers that addressed faster-lighter data-collection than is done by 'top'

finally, 'man oh man'  was answer to 'lnx lnx' Q.
fwiw, I thought the 3-entendre was a little bit amusing.

apologies to the flamed/crispy

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