Show the top five cpu-consuming processes with psi
How can i show a list of cpu consuming processes?
Best Answer
Why use ps when you can do it easily with the top command?
If you must use ps , try this.
ps aux | sort -nrk 3,3 | head -n 5
If you want something that's truly 'top'esq with constant updates, use watch
watch "ps aux | sort -nrk 3,3 | head -n 5"