UPTIME(1)

NAME
uptime - show how long system has been running

SYNOPSIS
uptime

DESCRIPTION
The uptime utility displays the current time, the length of time the system has been up, the number of users, and the load average of the system. Load average is tested at intervals of 5, 30, and 60 seconds. This is different than the intervals of 1, 5, and 15 minutes on a BSD kernel based system.

FILES

SEE ALSO
w(1)

HISTORY
The uptime command appeared in 3.0BSD.

NeXTStep incorperated the Mach based kernel.