Linux top threads Recipe

1. Run top in the background with a 30 second interval:

   nohup sh -c "top -c -w -b -H -d 30 | grep -A 10 'top - ' >> diag_topH_$(hostname)_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).txt" &

2. Reproduce the problem.
3. To stop collection, kill the top process. For example:

   pkill -TERM -f "top -c -w -b -H -d"

4. Upload diag_* and nohup.out

For background, see Linux top.

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