x-uptime

Enhanced uptime with structured YAML output showing uptime, users, and 1/5/15-minute load averages. **Dependency**: This is an x-cmd module. Install x-cmd first (see x-cmd skill for installation options). see x-cmd skill for installation.

x uptime - System Uptime and Load

Enhanced uptime command with structured YAML output and cross-platform support.

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Quick Start

bash

# YAML format output (default)
x uptime

# Raw uptime command output
x uptime --raw

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Features

• Structured YAML output: Easy to parse and read
• Load averages: 1, 5, and 15-minute trends
• Cross-platform: Linux, macOS, Windows (via cosmo/busybox)
• Auto-detection: Uses native, busybox, or cosmo backends

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Output Fields

Field	Description	Example
time	Current system time	14:32:10
up	System uptime	5 days, 3 hours, 27 minutes
users	Logged-in users count	2 users
load	Load averages (1m, 5m, 15m)	0.52, 0.58, 0.59

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Commands

Command	Description
x uptime	YAML format output (default)
x uptime --yml	YAML format (explicit)
x uptime --raw	Raw system uptime output

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Examples

Basic Usage

bash

# Default YAML output
x uptime

# Output example:
# time  : 14:32:10
# up    : 5 days, 3 hours, 27 minutes
# users : 2 users
# load  : 0.52, 0.58, 0.59

Raw Output

bash

# Traditional uptime output
x uptime --raw
# 14:32:10 up 5 days, 3:27, 2 users, load average: 0.52, 0.58, 0.59

Parsing

bash

# Extract uptime
x uptime | awk -F': ' '/^up/{print $2}'

# Get load average
x uptime | awk -F': ' '/^load/{print $2}'

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Understanding Load Averages

Load averages indicate system busyness - the average number of processes waiting for CPU or I/O.

Value	Interpretation
< 1.0	System has spare capacity
≈ 1.0	System is fully utilized
> 1.0	Processes are waiting (queue forming)

The three numbers show:

• 1 min: Short-term trend (immediate load)
• 5 min: Medium-term trend (recent history)
• 15 min: Long-term trend (sustained load)

Multi-Core Systems

Divide load by CPU core count:

bash

# 4-core system with load 3.2
effective_load = 3.2 / 4 = 0.8  # Still has capacity

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Platform Notes

Linux

• Uses native uptime command
• Full feature support

macOS

• Uses native uptime command
• Full feature support

Windows

• No native uptime command
• Automatically uses cosmo binary or busybox

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Related

• Native uptime(1) manual page