How to dynamically monitor CPU per core usage on Linux?

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Rick picture Rick · Nov 21, 2013 · Viewed 43.7k times · Source

I want to dynamically view CPU per core usage, include spending user mode and kernel, how should I do it?

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JoeC picture JoeC · Nov 21, 2013

You can view CPU per core usage dynamically by using the top command (Not sure what you meant by spending user mode and kernel tho)

type top in the terminal

then type 1

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