====== Top via ps ======

The following command will show the list of top processes ordered by RAM and CPU use in descendant form (remove the pipeline and head if you want to see the full list):

<code>
ps -eo pid,ppid,cmd,%mem,%cpu --sort=-%mem | head
</code>

or sort by cpu:

<code>
ps -eo pid,ppid,cmd,%mem,%cpu --sort=-%cpu | head
</code>