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34 .TH GETLOADAVG 3 2021-03-22 "Linux" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
36 getloadavg \- get system load averages
39 .B #include <stdlib.h>
41 .BI "int getloadavg(double " loadavg[] ", int " nelem );
45 Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
46 .BR feature_test_macros (7)):
53 In glibc up to and including 2.19:
59 function returns the number of processes in the system run queue
60 averaged over various periods of time.
63 samples are retrieved and assigned to successive elements of
65 The system imposes a maximum of 3 samples, representing averages
66 over the last 1, 5, and 15 minutes, respectively.
68 If the load average was unobtainable, \-1 is returned; otherwise,
69 the number of samples actually retrieved is returned.
73 .\" function appeared in
76 This function is available in glibc since version 2.2.
78 For an explanation of the terms used in this section, see
86 Interface Attribute Value
89 T} Thread safety MT-Safe
96 Present on the BSDs and Solaris.
97 .\" mdoc seems to have a bug - there must be no newline here