---
name: "rup"
section: "1"
platform: "freebsd"
package: "base"
version: "16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79"
release: "FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd", "openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rup"
---

# rup(1)

remote status display

## NAME

**rup** – remote status display

## SYNOPSIS

**rup** \[*host* *...*\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **rup** utility displays a summary of the current system status of a particular *host* or all hosts on the local network. The output shows the current time of day, how long the system has been up, 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. The **rup** utility uses an RPC protocol defined in ⟨rpcsvc/rstat.x⟩.

## EXAMPLES

```
example% rup otherhost
otherhost   7:36am  up 6 days, 16:45,  load average: 0.20, 0.23, 0.18
example%
```

## 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 [rpcbind(8)](/rpcbind/8.md)), and cannot accommodate any RPC-based services. The host may be down.

## SEE ALSO

[rpc.rstatd(8)](/rpc.rstatd/8.md), [rpcbind(8)](/rpcbind/8.md)

## HISTORY

The **rup** command appeared in Sun-OS.

## BUGS

The sorting options are not implemented.