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stupid question



what exactly to the three load average numbers in top mean?

I had assumed one was current load, and the others were average over
different amounts of time, but what exactly are they?

                  -fjr

Frank Ramsay
Systems Programmer
Castel, Inc
100 Cummings Center
Suite 157h
Beverly, MA 01915
(978) 236 1000 (voice)
(978) 236 1197 (fax)
Email: framsay at castelhq.com





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