Options Available in `w` command in Linux
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Options |
Description |
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-h |
Suppresses the header row from being displayed in the output. |
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-u |
Ignores the username when calculating the current process and CPU times. |
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-s |
Uses the short format, omitting the login time, JCPU (total CPU time used by all processes), and PCPU (CPU time used by the current process) times. |
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-f |
Toggles the printing of the ‘from’ field (remote hostname). By default, it is not printed, but this option can change that. |
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–help |
Displays a help message that provides information about the usage and options of the ‘w’ command. |
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-i |
Displays the IP address instead of the hostname in the ‘from’ field. |
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-V |
Displays version information about the ‘w’ command. |
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-o |
Prints a blank space for idle times that are less than one minute. |
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user |
Shows information about the specified user only. |
Examples:
w -h: This option doesn’t print the header.
w -h
w -u: This option will ignore the username while figuring out the current process and cpu times.
w -u
w -s : This option uses the short format. It will not print the login time, JCPU or PCPU times.
w -s
w -f : This option will toggle printing the from (remote hostname) field. The default as released is from field which not be printed. Although your system administrator or your distribution maintainer may have compiled a version in which the from field is shown by default.
w -f
w –help: This option will display help message and exit.
w --help
w -i : This option will display IP address instead of hostname for from field.
w -i
w -V : This option will display version information.
w -V
w -o : This option will print blank space for idle times less than one minute.
w -o
w user : This option will show information about the specified user only.
w user
w command in Linux with Examples
The ‘w’ command in Linux gives us important information about who is currently using the computer, how much the computer is being used, and what programs are running. It’s a handy tool for people who take care of computer systems, as it helps them keep an eye on what users are doing, how much of the computer’s power is being used, and how to make everything run smoothly.