Linux : Mastering Linux System Monitoring Commands: A Practical Guide
INTRODUCTION: In Linux system administration, the command line is your best friend. When it comes to monitoring and managing your Linux systems, a set of command-line tools can provide valuable insights into system performance, resource usage, and potential issues. In this blog, we'll explore a curated list of powerful Linux system monitoring commands that every sysadmin and Linux should have in their toolkit. Table of Contents Monitoring System Resources: #top : Real-time view of system processes and resource usage. #htop : Enhanced and interactive version of top. #free -m : Display information about system memory usage. #df -kh : Displays the system storage. #du : Analyzing disk space usage of any file/directory. CPU Performance Monitoring: #ps -aux : Viewing information about active processes. #mpstat : Monitoring CPU usage statistics. #pidstat : Detailed statistics about processes and their resource usage. #top : Real-time view of system processes and resourc...