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nproc

Print the number of processing units (normally CPUs) available. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/nproc.
  • Display the number of available processing units:
    nproc
  • Display the number of installed processing units, including any inactive ones:
    nproc --all
  • If possible, subtract a given number of units from the returned value:
    nproc --ignore {{count}}

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