Linux Top Sort By Cpu. Ppid parent process pid note2. Or to sort the top command display by cpu usage follow these steps.
If youve sorted by memory or some others press p to show stats sorted by cpu. By default top sorts its entries by the cpu usage. Top command to view linux cpu load.
Change tops sorting back to cpu unix linux stack exchange.
To exit top press q. Uid user id not those in column display. Press shiftm after running the top command. Run top command and press shift f then the output will as displayed as shown below.