vmstat [1] is also a very useful command. It shows various essential statistics in a very compact one line display and optionally repeats this every [interval].

vmstat [1] is also a very useful command. It shows various essential statistics in a very compact one line display and optionally repeats this every [interval]. I often start something running while vmstat is giving me stats in another window every few seconds. [1] https://www.linode.com/docs/uptime/monitoring/use-vmstat-to-monitor-system-performance https://www.linode.com/docs/uptime/monitoring/use-vmstat-to-...