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This question complements Linux "top" command: What are us, sy, ni, id, wa, hi, si and st (for CPU usage)?.

In Ubuntu Xenial the top gives e.g.:

%CPU(s): 0,6 be, 0,1 sy, 1,5 ni, 97,6 un, 0,1 wa, 0,0 hi, 0,0 si, 0,0 st

The man-pages don't explain be and un. I guess un must be the well-known us ("un-niced user processes") and be the former id ("idle operations"), although the percentages make it likely to be the other way round.

muru
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Given that your numbers use , and not . I think your output is localized (i.e. translated):

%CPU(s): 0,6 be, 0,1 sy, 1,5 ni, 97,6 un, 0,1 wa, 0,0 hi, 0,0 si, 0,0 st

Fits perfectly with:

%CPU(s): 0.6 us, 0.1 sy, 1.5 ni, 97.6 id, 0.1 wa, 0.0 hi, 0.0 si, 0.0 st

So my guess is that 'user' starts with 'be' in your language (benutzer?), and 'idle' starts with 'un' (unbeschäftigt?). If you are based in Köln this seems plausible.

Ole Tange
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  • Indeed! Couldn't make the connection. Would be could to have commands and their respective man pages in language sync. – dr0i May 22 '20 at 09:58
  • @dr0i Yes, if the man page is translated but describes the English versions of the two-character shorthands while the command actually uses translated versions, that would be worth filing an internationalization bug report. – telcoM May 22 '20 at 10:00
  • The man page is in English, thus it correctly explains the two-character shorthands in English, while the command is in German. I should always stick to English commands I guess. – dr0i May 22 '20 at 10:04