[geeks] getting CPU status in FreeBSD

[Sridhar Ayengar]

Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> Does anyone know of a decent routine to get the CPU stats under FreeBSD?
> 
> I basically just want a function that returns 0-100 for each CPU in the
> system so I can print the results to an LCD.
> 
> I'm trying to dig this information out of top sources, but it's a real
> hairball, so I'm looking for something easier if I can find it.

I don't suppose you could write a little awk-ism to read it right out of 
top's console output?

Peace...  Sridhar