Query: getloadavg
OS: bsd
Section: 3
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GETLOADAVG(3) Library Functions Manual GETLOADAVG(3)NAMEgetloadavg - get system load averagesSYNOPSISgetloadavg(loadavg, nelem) double loadavg[]; int nelem;DESCRIPTIONThe getloadavg function returns the number of processes in the system run queue averaged over various periods of time. Up to nelem samples are retrieved and assigned to successive elements of loadavg. The system imposes a maximum of 3 samples, representing averages over the last 1, 5, and 15 minutes, respectively.DIAGNOSTICSIf the load average was unobtainable, -1 is returned; otherwise, the number of samples actually retrieved is returned.SEE ALSOuptime(1), sysctl(3), sysctl(8).HISTORYThe getloadavg function appeared in 4.3BSD-Reno. This function replaces the 2.9BSD compatibility routine getla(). 4th Berkeley Distribution January 15, 1995 GETLOADAVG(3)