Top unix command ascending order

Question

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and have recently started working on bash. I need to display say memory or CPU in ascending order.

command : top

shift F, this shows window of all the column. I select n for memory and it is ordered in descending order. Same thing goes with CPU. I am unable to display these in ascending order. I have tried with shift O, O, R, shift R, P.

Why not move this to Unix.StackExchange.com? – neverMind9 Nov 23 '18 at 21:29 — neverMind9, Nov 23 '18 at 21:29

score 39 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 02 '13 at 19:17

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Using F you'd get you to the menu of fields. Using s would set what field would do the sorting. Press ESC to escape from the menu then to change Ascending/Descending mode, use R.

answered Sep 02 '13 at 19:17

konsolebox

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@ konsolebox and Edourad Lopez - thank you very much for usage of R and htop installation. – Death Metal Sep 11 '13 at 01:49

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 02 '13 at 20:46

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Did you have a look at other utilities ? I personally like htop which I found more friendly and easy to use than the traditional top.

Install

sudo apt-get install htop

Run

htop

Actions are available through F1 to F10 keys.

Preview

Htop showing a computing load (cc licence)

answered Sep 02 '13 at 20:46

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`I` reverses the order in htop – asgs Jan 09 '23 at 12:24

score 6 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 02 '13 at 19:18

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If you type ? in top, it gives you help that tells you that R toggles the sort order.

answered Sep 02 '13 at 19:18

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with Shift+r, I can see processes related to only user, it doesn't display of root. Also, it shows all 0, 0, I cannot understand why. – Death Metal Sep 04 '13 at 05:12
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Unlike `h`, this works in both BSD and GNU top – SpinUp __ A Davis Jun 11 '17 at 18:59

Top unix command ascending order

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