I met a problem when using linux top command on macOS. The default top open view now looks like
It displays too many unnecessary columns and didn't sort by CPU or MEM by default. I remember it used to be like
Anyone know how to change it back? I've checked my home folder that there is no .toprc file.
Thanks in advance.
Best Answer
top will generally display as many columns as the width of your window will allow. But to change the sort to cpu (high to low), you can type the following within top:
oto select primary sort-cputo sort by decreasing CPU usageYou can add a secondary sort if desired:
Oto select secondary sort-memto sort by decreasing memory usage?will show you all options, along with the current sort selections - see below image:You can also call these options explicitly from the command line, if desired, like this:
To see your longest running processes
top -o time -user $(whoami)