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)

UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. display
2. time
3. users
4. who