How to get `top` for a specific user only?

Question

How can I read top in bash only for one user? I don't want it to display data for other users.

score 53 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 11 '13 at 11:28

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From man top:

-u : Monitor by user as:     -u somebody
     Monitor only processes with an effective UID or user name matching
     that given.

So, if you run top -u root you'll get only root processes.

answered Jul 11 '13 at 11:28

m0nhawk

By the way, as of v1.33.1, this does not work with busybox's top. – Aaron Mason Dec 01 '21 at 04:39
In a **running** instance of `top`, press `u` to filter processes by user. From the help (use `?` to show it): "u,U,o,O . Filter by: 'u'/'U' effective/any user; 'o'/'O' other criteria" – Matthias Braun Jan 28 '22 at 18:39

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