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GETLOADAVG(3)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	    GETLOADAVG(3)


NAME
     getloadavg - get system load averages

SYNOPSIS
     getloadavg(loadavg, nelem)
	    double loadavg[];
	    int    nelem;

DESCRIPTION
     The 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 sam-
     ples, representing averages over the last 1, 5, and 15
     minutes, respectively.

DIAGNOSTICS
     If the load average was unobtainable, -1 is returned; other-
     wise, the number of samples actually retrieved is returned.

SEE ALSO
     uptime(1), sysctl(3), sysctl(8).

HISTORY
     The getloadavg function appeared in 4.3BSD-Reno.

     This function replaces the 2.9BSD compatibility routine
     getla().


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