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Thomas Hurst wrote:
> * martinko (martinkov@pobox.sk) wrote:
> 
> 
>>well, thanks for the switch. i couldn't find any
>>description/explanation of/on the columns (VCSW,..) in top(1) man
>>page, though. :(
> 
> 
> VCSW = Voluntary Context Switch
> IVCSW = Involuntary Context Switch
> 
> A very nice article on the meaning of these is here:
> 
>   http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=366888&seqNum=3&rl=1
> 

many thanks!