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Old 07-10-2008
Top command

Hi ,

can some one please assist me in using top command
im facing following after using top:

# top -hv
UX:sh (top): ERROR: top: syntax error at line 1: `(' unexpected
# top -p
UX:sh (top): ERROR: top: syntax error at line 1: `(' unexpected

thanks in advance
# 2  
Old 07-10-2008
just paste output of which top
# 3  
Old 07-10-2008
in both cases i have same out put
UX:sh (top): ERROR: top: syntax error at line 1: `(' unexpected
# 4  
Old 07-10-2008
Please type at the command prompt:

which top

find // -name top -print

This will tell you where an executable called "top" came from, and where all the files called "top" can be found.

On most systems "top" is an executable and could not produce that shell script error.
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