NAME
    uptime - Tell how long the system has been running.

SYNOPSIS
    uptime
    uptime [-V]

DESCRIPTION
    uptime gives a one line display of the following information. The cur-
    rent time, how long the system has been running,  how many users are
    currently logged on, and the system load averages for the past 1, 5,
    and 15 minutes.

    This is the same information contained in the header line displayed by
    w(1).

FILES
    /var/run/utmp information about who is currently logged on
    /proc  process information

AUTHORS
    uptime was written by Larry Greenfield <greenfie@gauss.rutgers.edu> and
    Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm@sunsite.unc.edu>.

    Please send bug reports to <procps-list@redhat.com>

SEE ALSO
   ps(1),top(1), utmp(5),w(1)