---
name: "rup"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rstat-client"
version: "4.0.1-12"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd", "openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rup"
---

# rup(1)

remote uptime display

## NAME

rup - remote uptime display

## SYNOPSIS

**rup** { -u \| -v \| *hosts* ... }

## DESCRIPTION

**rup** displays a summary of the current status of a  particular  host or all hosts on the local network.\
 The output shows how long the system has been up, the number of users currently on the system (if the system is running the current version of **[rpc.rstatd(8)](/rpc.rstatd/8.md)**), and the load  averages.\
 The load average numbers give the number of jobs in the run queue  averaged over 1, 5 and 15 minutes. \
 The **[rpc.rstatd(8)](/rpc.rstatd/8.md)** daemon must be running on the remote host  for this command to work.\
 **rup** uses an RPC protocol defined in /usr/include/rpcsvc/rstat.x

## COMMAND LINE OPTIONS

- **-v**

  prints the current version of rup and exits

- **-u**

  broadcasts for infornmation from machines capable of returning  users information implemented in the newest version of rpc.rstatd

## DIAGNOSTICS

- rup: RPC: Program not registered

  The **[rpc.rstatd(8)](/rpc.rstatd/8.md)** daemon has not been started on the remote host.

- rup: RPC: Timed out

  A communication error occurred.  Either the network is excessively  congested, or the **[rpc.rstatd(8)](/rpc.rstatd/8.md)** daemon has terminated on the  remote host.

- rup: RPC: Port mapper failure - RPC: Timed out

  The remote host is not running the portmapper (see **[rpc.rstatd(8)](/rpc.rstatd/8.md)**) and cannot accomodate any RPC-based services.  The host may be down.

## SEE ALSO

**[portmap(8)](/portmap/8.md)**, **[rpc.rstatd(8)](/rpc.rstatd/8.md)**, **[inetd(8)](/inetd/8.md)**

## HISTORY

The **rup** command appeared in **SunOS**.

## BUGS

The sorting options are not implemented.

## AUTHOR

Adam Migus (amigus@cs.mun.ca)