Linux – Check uptime

Use

Normally used for diagnostic purposes to check how long a system has been running

Description

Gives a one line display of the current time, how long a server has been running for, how many users are currently logged on, and the system load averages for the past 1, 5, and 15 minutes.

Command

$ uptime
17:40:09 up 34 min,  1 user,  load average: 0.00, 0.01, 0.01