Top order by memory?

[Carme Torca]

Hi,

Is it possible to order by memory one top?

Thanks a lot of!
Carmen.

[Dennis Handly]

Here are some threads about sorting ps and top:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1063386
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1016659
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1216614
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1211388

[Robert-Jan Goossens · Accepted solution]

Hi Carmen,

Dont think you can with top, nut you can with ps.

# UNIX95= ps -e -o ruser,vsz,pid,args | sort -rnk2 | more

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Eric SAUBIGNAC]

Bonjour,

I am too lazy to make a search in forums ;-)

Don't know with "top", but try "ps" this way :

UNIX95= ps -e -o vsz -o args | sort -n

Eric