followed by ‘W’ and ‘q’.  Finally, restart the program  with  -d0
          (zero delay).

          Your display will be refreshed at three times the rate of the former top, a 300% speed advantage.  As top climbs the TIME ladder, be as patient as you can while speculating on whether or not top will ever reach the
          top.

   7b. Bouncing Windows
       For these stupid tricks, top needs alternate-display mode.

       •  With 3 or 4 task displays visible, pick any window other than the last and turn idle processes Off using the ‘i’ command toggle.  Depending on where you applied ‘i’, sometimes several task displays are bouncing and
          sometimes it’s like an accordion, as top tries his best to allocate space.

       •  Set  each  window’s  summary  lines  differently:  one  with  no memory (‘m’); another with no states (‘t’); maybe one with nothing at all, just the message line.  Then hold down ‘a’ or ‘w’ and watch a variation on
          bouncing windows  --  hopping windows.

       •  Display all 4 windows and for each, in turn, set idle processes to Off using the ‘i’ command toggle.  You’ve just entered the "extreme bounce" zone.

   7c. The Big Bird Window
       This stupid trick also requires alternate-display mode.

       •  Display all 4 windows and make sure that 1:Def is the ‘current’ window.  Then, keep increasing window size with the ‘n’ interactive command until all the other task displays are "pushed out of the nest".

          When they’ve all been displaced, toggle between all visible/invisible windows using the ‘_’ command toggle.  Then ponder this:
             is top fibbing or telling honestly your imposed truth?

   7d. The Ol’ Switcheroo
       This stupid trick works best without alternate-display mode, since justification is active on a per window basis.

       •  Start top and make COMMAND the last (rightmost) column displayed.  If necessary, use the ‘c’ command toggle to display command lines and ensure that forest view mode is active with the ‘V’ command toggle.

          Then use the up/down arrow keys to position the display so that some truncated command lines are shown (‘+’ in last position).  You may have to resize your xterm to produce truncation.

          Lastly, use the ‘j’ command toggle to make the COMMAND column right justified.

          Now use the right arrow key to reach the COMMAND column.  Continuing with the right arrow key, watch closely the direction of travel for the command lines being shown.

             some lines travel left, while others travel right

             eventually all lines will Switcheroo, and move right

9. BUGS
       Please send bug reports to procps@freelists.org.

10. SEE Also
       free(1), ps(1), uptime(1), atop(1), slabtop(1), vmstat(8), w(1)

procps‐ng                                                                                                 January 2023                                                                                                    TOP(1)