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title: Bash Uptime
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# Bash Uptime
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The command  `uptime` displays the following:
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 *current time
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 *how long the system has been running
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 *how many users are currently logged on
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 *the system load averages (for the past 1, 5, and 15 minutes)
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### Usage
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`uptime [options]` Displays the amount of time the system has been consistently running when entered with no options.
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### Options
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 `-p`, `--pretty`   show uptime in pretty format
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 `-h`, `--help`     display this help and exit
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 `-s`, `--since`    system up since
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 `-V`, `--version`  output version information and exit
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### Example
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```bash
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[~]# uptime -p
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up 11 weeks, 3 days, 23 hours, 49 minutes
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```
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### References
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[uptime Linux Man Pages](https://linux.die.net/man/1/uptime)
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