key function
= alternate status-line, file or pipeline
/ find, equivalent to ‘L’ locate
n find next, equivalent to ‘&’ locate next
<Space> scroll down, equivalent to <PgDn>
b scroll up, equivalent to <PgUp>
g first line, equivalent to <Home>
G last line, equivalent to <End>
Z :Change‐Color‐Mapping
This key will take you to a separate screen where you can change the colors for the ‘current’ window, or for all windows. For details regarding this interactive command see topic 4d. COLOR Mapping.
^G :Display‐Control‐Groups (Ctrl key + ‘g’)
^K :Display‐Cmdline (Ctrl key + ‘k’)
^N :Display‐Environment (Ctrl key + ‘n’)
^P :Display‐Namesspaces (Ctrl key + ‘p’)
^U :Display‐Supplementary‐Groups (Ctrl key + ‘u’)
Applied to the first process displayed, these commands will show that task’s full (potentially wrapped) information. Such data will be displayed in a separate window at the bottom of the screen while normal
top monitoring continues.
Keying the same ‘Ctrl’ command a second time removes that separate window as does the ‘=’ command. Keying a different ‘Ctrl’ combination, while one is already active, immediately transitions to the new
information.
Notable among these provisions is the Ctrl+N (environment) command. Its output can be extensive and not easily read when line wrapped. A more readable version can be achieved with an ‘Inspect’ entry in the
rcfile like the following.
pipe ^I Environment ^I cat /proc/%d/environ | tr ’\0’ ’\n’
See the ‘Y’ interactive command above and topic 6b. ADDING INSPECT Entries for additional information.
As an alternative to ‘Inspect’, and available to all of these ‘Ctrl’ commands, the tab key can be used to highlight individual elements in the bottom window.
^L :Logged‐Messages (Ctrl key + ‘l’)
The 10 most recent messages are displayed in a separate window at the bottom of the screen while normal top monitoring continues. Keying ‘^L’ a second time removes that window as does the ‘=’ command. Use the
tab key to highlight individual messages.
* ^R :Renice‐an‐Autogroup (Ctrl key + ‘r’)
You will be prompted for a PID and then the value for its autogroup AGNI.
Entering no PID will be interpreted as the default shown in the prompt (the first task displayed).
A positive AGNI value will cause processes in that autogroup to lose priority. Conversely, a negative value causes them to be viewed more favorably by the kernel. Ordinary users are not allowed to set
negative AGNI values.
If you wish to abort the renice process type <Esc>.
* The commands shown with an asterisk (‘*’) are not available in Secure mode, nor will they be shown on the level‐1 help screen.
4b. SUMMARY AREA Commands
The summary area interactive commands are always available in both full-screen mode and alternate-display mode. They affect the beginning lines of your display and will determine the position of messages and prompts.
These commands always impact just the ‘current’ window/field group. See topic 5. ALTERNATE-DISPLAY Provisions and the ‘g’ interactive command for insight into ‘current’ windows and field groups.
C :Show‐scroll‐coordinates toggle
Toggle an informational message which is displayed whenever the message line is not otherwise being used. For additional information see topic 5c. SCROLLING a Window.
l :Load‐Average/Uptime toggle
This is also the line containing the program