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sar - Collect, report, or save system activity

Overview​

The sar command collect, report, or save system activity.

Syntax​

sar [OPTIONS] [ARGUMENTS]

Basic Usage Examples​

# Basic usage
sar

# Get help
sar --help

# Check version
sar --version

Common Options​

  • -h, --help - Display help information
  • -v, --version - Show version information
  • -V, --verbose - Enable verbose output (if supported)

Description​

The sar command is part of the system-info category in Linux systems. It provides essential functionality for collect, report, or save system activity.

Refer to the manual page (man sar) for detailed information about all available options and usage patterns.

Common Use Cases​

  1. Basic Operations: Simple usage scenarios
  2. System Administration: Administrative tasks
  3. Automation: Script integration
  4. Troubleshooting: Diagnostic usage
  • Other commands in the system-info category
  • System utilities for similar operations
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