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Process and Memory Management Commands on Cisco IOS-XR Software
monitor processes
SMR-274
Cisco IOS-XR System Management Command Reference
monitor processes
To display auto-updating statistics on processes in a full-screen mode, use the monitor processes
command in EXEC mode.
monitor processes [dumbtty] [location node-id]
Syntax Description
Defaults If you omit all keywords, the command displays the top 10 processes of CPU usage for the local node,
sorted in descending order by the time used. The display is cleared and updated every 5 seconds until
you quit the monitor processes command by entering the q key.
Command Modes EXEC
Command History
Usage Guidelines To use this command, you must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper
task IDs. For detailed information about user groups and task IDs, refer to the Configuring AAA Services
on Cisco IOS-XR Software module of the Cisco IOS-XR System Security Configuration Guide.
This command shows the top 10 processes of CPU usage. The display refreshes every 10 seconds.
• To change the parameters displayed by the monitor processes command, enter one of the key
commands described in Table 14.
• To terminate the display and return to the system prompt, enter the q key.
• To list the interactive commands, type ? during the display. Example:
The options are described in Table 14.
dumbtty (Optional) Displays the output of the command as if on a dumb terminal (the
screen is not refreshed).
location node-id (Optional) Displays the output of the command from the designated node.
The node-id argument is entered in the rack/slot/module notation.
Release Modification
Release 2.0 This command was introduced.
Table 14 Interactive Display Commands for the monitor processes Command
Command Description
? Display or print the interactive commands.
q Quits the monitor processes display and returns to the system prompt.
n Changes the number of processes to be displayed.
d Changes the delay interval between updates.
l Refreshes the screen.
t Sorts display by time (default).