linux cpu usage code example

Example 1: linux cpu infos

# >>"lscpu"<< shows general information about your CPU:
#	- name
# 	- frequency
# 	- architecture
# 	- etc.

lscpu

# If you were looking for the current CPU usage, try >>"top"<<

Example 2: linux check cpu usage

lscpu

# Or
cat /proc/cpuinfo

Example 3: get current cpu utilization in percentage linux

top -bn1 | grep "Cpu(s)" | \
           sed "s/.*, *\([0-9.]*\)%* id.*/\1/" | \
           awk '{print 100 - $1"%"}'

Example 4: how to set cpu usage to 100% linux

$ sudo cpulimit --pid 17918 --limit 50  

Process 17918 detected