List top 10 memory using processes in Linux

With the help of the following command, you can easily find top 10 processes that are consuming high memory on any Linux system. ps is the default command available in most of Linux operating system that provide details about running processes and resource utilization details in the system. Open a terminal and execute following command:

ps -eo pid,cmd,%mem,%cpu --sort=-%mem | head

Output will print top 10 processes that are consuming high memory on your system in descending order. You can also use top command to filter processes by memory utilization.

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Example: Using ps command

Here is the sample output of ps command that shows top 10 memory consuming process on your system.

ps -eo pid,cmd,%mem,%cpu --sort=-%mem | head

Example: Using top command

Alternatively, you can also use top command and sort the processes in order by memory utilization.

1. Open a terminal.
2. Type top command then hit enter.
3. Press shift + m to sort the processes by memory (%MEM) usage.

   

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned about ps and top commands to identify processes that are consuming high memory in your system. This will help you to keep your system running smoothly.