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__NAME__


getloadavg - get system load averages
__SYNOPSIS__


#define _BSD_SOURCE


or


#define _GNU_SOURCE


#include


int


getloadavg(double loadavg[[], int nelem);
__DESCRIPTION__


The getloadavg() function returns the number of processes in
the system run queue averaged over various periods of time.
Up to nelem samples are retrieved and assigned to successive
elements of loadavg[[]. The system imposes a maximum of 3
samples, representing averages over the last 1, 5, and 15
minutes, respectively.
__DIAGNOSTICS__


If the load average was unobtainable, -1 is returned; other-
wise, the number of samples actually retrieved is
returned.
__SEE ALSO__


uptime(1), proc(5)
__HISTORY__


The getloadavg() function appeared in 4.3 BSD
-Reno.


BSD June 4, 1993 1
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