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# Show processes most consuming CPU & MEM

### For CPU

```
$ ps -aux --sort=-pcpu
USER       PID %CPU %MEM    VSZ   RSS TTY      STAT START   TIME COMMAND
root     30437  3.3  2.9 127052 60564 ?        S    Sep28 377:06 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/ansible-playbook -i hosts/web-qc -e ansistrano_release_version=20170928064335Z backend-admin-deploy.yml
root     30440  3.3  2.6 194920 55220 ?        Sl   Sep28 377:06 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/ansible-playbook -i hosts/web-qc -e ansistrano_release_version=20170928064335Z backend-admin-deploy.yml
root      2798  3.2  2.9 121952 59680 ?        S    Sep06 1401:46 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/ansible-playbook -i hosts/web-qc -e ansistrano_release_version=20170906030038Z backend-admin-deploy.yml
root      2801  3.2  2.6 194916 55188 ?        Sl   Sep06 1415:24 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/ansible-playbook -i hosts/web-qc -e ansistrano_release_version=20170906030038Z backend-admin-deploy.yml
root      2970  3.2  2.9 121952 59752 ?        S    Sep06 1409:28 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/ansible-playbook -i hosts/web-qc -e ansistrano_release_version=20170906030350Z backend-admin-deploy.yml
root      2973  3.2  2.6 194916 55020 ?        Sl   Sep06 1416:16 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/ansible-playbook -i hosts/web-qc -e ansistrano_release_version=20170906030350Z backend-admin-deploy.yml
root      3252  3.2  2.9 121952 59756 ?        S    Sep06 1408:45 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/ansible-playbook -i hosts/web-qc -e ansistrano_release_version=20170906030604Z backend-admin-deploy.yml
root      3255  3.2  2.6 194916 54964 ?        Sl   Sep06 1413:53 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/ansible-playbook -i hosts/web-qc -e ansistrano_release_version=20170906030604Z backend-admin-deploy.yml
root      3459  3.2  2.9 121952 59700 ?        S    Sep06 1412:12 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/ansible-playbook -i hosts/web-qc -e ansistrano_release_version=20170906030817Z backend-admin-deploy.yml
root      3462  3.2  2.6 194916 55092 ?        Sl   Sep06 1410:22 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/ansible-playbook -i hosts/web-qc -e ansistrano_release_version=20170906030817Z backend-admin-deploy.yml
jenkins  17319  0.1 26.9 2592812 552296 ?      Sl   Sep07  52:55 /usr/bin/java -Djava.awt.headless=true -jar /usr/share/jenkins/jenkins.war --webroot=/var/cache/jenkins/war --httpPort=8080
root         1  0.0  0.2 121692  5820 ?        Ss   Jun22   0:35 /sbin/init
root         2  0.0  0.0      0     0 ?        S    Jun22   0:00 [kthreadd]
```

### For MEM

```
ps -aux --sort=+%mem | tail -n 10
```

### Reference: <https://www.pslinux.online/ps-aux.html>


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