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CF-837
Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference
July 2008
show processes cpu
To display detailed CPU utilization statistics (CPU use per process) when Cisco IOS or Cisco IOS
Software Modularity images are running, use the show processes cpu command in privileged EXEC
mode.
Cisco IOS Software
show processes cpu [history | sorted]
Cisco IOS Software Modularity
show processes cpu [detailed [process-id | process-name] | history]
Syntax Description
Command Modes Privileged EXEC (#)
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Cisco IOS Software
If you use the optional history keyword, three graphs are displayed for Cisco IOS images:
• CPU utilization for the last 60 seconds
• CPU utilization for the last 60 minutes
• CPU utilization for the last 72 hours
history (Optional) Displays CPU history in a graph format.
sorted (Optional) For cisco IOS images only. Displays CPU utilization sorted by
percentage.
detailed (Optional) For Cisco IOS Software Modularity images only. Displays more detailed
information about Cisco IOS processes (not for POSIX processes).
process-id (Optional) For Cisco IOS Software Modularity images only. Process identifier.
process-name (Optional) For Cisco IOS Software Modularity images only. Process name.
Release Modification
12.0 This command was introduced.
12.2(2)T The history keyword was added.
12.3(8) This command was enhanced to display ARP output.
12.3(14)T This command was enhanced to display ARP output.
12.2(18)SXF4 This command was enhanced to support Cisco IOS Software Modularity
images.
12.2(33)SRA This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SRA.