uptime

Show how long the system has been running and load average

uptime shows current time, how long the system has been up, logged-in users, and 1/5/15 minute load averages. Load > number of CPUs means the system is overloaded.

Example

$ uptime
14:23:45 up 12 days,  3:47,  2 users,  load average: 0.52, 0.41, 0.38

Tip: Type it yourself in the terminal below - reading is not the same as doing.