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#  pcp-uptime(1) — Linux manual page

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    _PCP-UPTIME_(1)            General Commands Manual           _PCP-UPTIME_(1)
    

##  NAME  top

    
    
           **pcp-uptime** - tell how long the system has been running
    

##  SYNOPSIS  top

    
    
           **pcp**[_pcp options_] **uptime**[**-V?**]
    

##  DESCRIPTION  top

    
    
           **pcp-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.
    
           When invoked via the [pcp(1)](../man1/pcp.1.html) command, the **-h** /**--host** , **-a** /**--archive** ,
           **-O** /**--origin** , **-Z** /**--timezone** and several other _pcp options_ become
           indirectly available.
    

##  OPTIONS  top

    
    
           The available command line options are:
    
           **-V** , **--version**
                Display version number and exit.
    
           **-?** , **--help**
                Display usage message and exit.
    

##  NOTES  top

    
    
           **pcp-uptime** is inspired by the [uptime(1)](../man1/uptime.1.html) command and aims to be
           command line and output compatible with it.
    

##  PCP ENVIRONMENT  top

    
    
           Environment variables with the prefix **PCP_** are used to
           parameterize the file and directory names used by PCP.  On each
           installation, the file _/etc/pcp.conf_ contains the local values
           for these variables.  The **$PCP_CONF** variable may be used to
           specify an alternative configuration file, as described in
           [pcp.conf(5)](../man5/pcp.conf.5.html).
    
           For environment variables affecting PCP tools, see
           [pmGetOptions(3)](../man3/pmGetOptions.3.html).
    

##  SEE ALSO  top

    
    
           [PCPIntro(1)](../man1/PCPIntro.1.html), [pcp(1)](../man1/pcp.1.html), [uptime(1)](../man1/uptime.1.html) and [environ(7)](../man7/environ.7.html).
    

##  COLOPHON  top

    
    
           This page is part of the _PCP_ (Performance Co-Pilot) project.
           Information about the project can be found at 
           â¨<http://www.pcp.io/>â©.  If you have a bug report for this manual
           page, send it to pcp@groups.io.  This page was obtained from the
           project's upstream Git repository
           â¨<https://github.com/performancecopilot/pcp.git>â© on 2023-12-22.
           (At that time, the date of the most recent commit that was found
           in the repository was 2023-12-16.)  If you discover any rendering
           problems in this HTML version of the page, or you believe there
           is a better or more up-to-date source for the page, or you have
           corrections or improvements to the information in this COLOPHON
           (which is _not_ part of the original manual page), send a mail to
           man-pages@man7.org
    
    Performance Co-Pilot               PCP                     _PCP-UPTIME_(1)
    

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