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title: Bash Uptime
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# Bash Uptime
The command `uptime` displays the following:
*current time
*how long the system has been running
*how many users are currently logged on
*the system load averages (for the past 1, 5, and 15 minutes)
### Usage
`uptime [options]` Displays the amount of time the system has been consistently running when entered with no options.
### Options
`-p`, `--pretty` show uptime in pretty format
`-h`, `--help` display this help and exit
`-s`, `--since` system up since
`-V`, `--version` output version information and exit
### Example
```bash
[~]# uptime -p
up 11 weeks, 3 days, 23 hours, 49 minutes
```
### References
[uptime Linux Man Pages](https://linux.die.net/man/1/uptime)