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# nsc top

Observe resource utilization of the target instance.

`top` starts an interactive process viewer allowing you to observe resource utilization of the target instance.

## Usage

```bash theme={null}
nsc top <instance-id>
```

### Example

In the example below, we first create an ephemeral instance, and then observe its resource utilization.

#### 1. Create an ephemeral instance

Create an ephemeral instance and note its ID:

```bash theme={null}
nsc create
```

```text nocopy Output theme={null}
Created new ephemeral environment! ID: hk99v6hn1tk9m
```

#### 2. Observe resource utilization

Display the instance's resource utilization:

```bash theme={null}
nsc top hk99v6hn1tk9m
```

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