Command to get only the load average Linux

Question

I need a command to get a output of the load average of linux system to use on a script.

I know the command uptime, but using that command I get all that stuff i don't want, like: 12:09:31 up 20:57, 2 users, load average: 0.12, 0.10, 0.09.

How can I get only the load average on the output?

Like this: load average: 0.11 (for example)

Thank you for your help and sorry my poor english.

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Enkum · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-30T12:29:52.410

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I just googled and found this.

Hope this helps :

http://www.brendangregg.com/blog/2017-08-08/linux-load-averages.html

I think this command will solves your question.

cat /proc/loadavg

edited Jan 30 '18 at 12:29

answered Jan 30 '18 at 12:17

Enkum

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Yeah, I know that command but it shows the load with other values, ty anyway. – Alexandre Carvalho Jan 30 '18 at 12:22
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Have you seen the next command : **cat /proc/loadavg**. And btw it would be helpful if you express what type of result you expected. – Enkum Jan 30 '18 at 12:25
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I have edited my answer check it out! – Enkum Jan 30 '18 at 12:30
If you are only interested in the load averages then you can do something like this as well: ```uptime | cut -d ',' -f 4-6 | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//'``` – Conrad Oct 01 '19 at 08:09

Command to get only the load average Linux

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