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# top

> Display dynamic real-time information about running processes.
> More information: <https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/top.1.html>.

- Start `top`, all options are available in the interface:

`top`

- Start `top` sorting processes by internal memory size (default order - process ID):

`top -o mem`

- Start `top` sorting processes first by CPU, then by running time:

`top -o cpu -O time`

- Start `top` displaying only processes owned by given user:

`top -user {{user_name}}`

- Display help about interactive commands:

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