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# nproc

> Print the number of processing units (normally CPUs) available.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/nproc-invocation.html>.

- Display the number of available processing units:

`nproc`

- Display the number of installed processing units, including any inactive ones:

`nproc --all`

- If possible, subtract a given number of units from the returned value:

`nproc --ignore {{count}}`
