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how to capture the output of the top command into a file.


Maze

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hello dear community

 

I’m trying to capture the output of the top command into a file. When I execute top > output.txt, the output.txt file contains lot of junk characters. What is the best method to capture the output of the top command into a readable text file?

i tried to use the top command batch mode operation option ( -b ) to capture the top command output into a file.



top -n 1 -b > top-output.txt

 

or this one

less top-output.txt

but - unfotunatly they do not work for me... :


linux-a9sq:/home/martin # -n 1 > top-output.txt
-n: command not found
linux-a9sq:/home/martin # top-output.txt
If 'top-output.txt' is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
    cnf top-output.txt
linux-a9sq:/home/martin # top -n 1 -b > top-output.txt
linux-a9sq:/home/martin # top -n1 -b | head5
If 'head5' is not a typo you can use command-not-found to lookup the package that contains it, like this:
    cnf head5
linux-a9sq:/home/martin #

what can i do!?

 

love to hear from you

 

greetings

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