{"id":205,"date":"2011-07-13T07:33:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T07:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/?p=205"},"modified":"2026-04-20T10:31:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:01:57","slug":"server-load-and-reduction-methods-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pheonixsolutions.com\/blog\/server-load-and-reduction-methods-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Server load and reduction methods"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h2 style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert;\">Introduction<\/span><\/h2>\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\n<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-69dcff5c-aa50-8322-975c-a22a7846cda7-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-28\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"e697763b-1a0f-4179-8c7a-fa42ffc33df3\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"18\" data-end=\"213\">Monitoring and reducing server load is essential to maintain performance and stability. This guide explains how to check server load and apply common methods to reduce it on a Linux-based server.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"218\" \/>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1pxirls\" data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"238\">Prerequisites<\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"351\">\n<li data-section-id=\"e5kc2g\" data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"275\">Root or SSH access to the server<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1xd2kez\" data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"313\">Basic knowledge of Linux commands<\/li>\n<li data-section-id=\"1gnocut\" data-start=\"314\" data-end=\"351\">Access to system monitoring tools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"353\" data-end=\"356\" \/>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"17571lj\" data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"377\">Implementation<\/h2>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"uywz3o\" data-start=\"379\" data-end=\"413\">Methods to check server load<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"452\"><strong data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"450\">1) Check the load using w command<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative w-full mt-4 mb-1\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"h-full min-h-0 min-w-0\">\n<div class=\"h-full min-h-0 min-w-0\">\n<div class=\"border border-token-border-light border-radius-3xl corner-superellipse\/1.1 rounded-3xl\">\n<div class=\"h-full w-full border-radius-3xl bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary corner-superellipse\/1.1 overflow-clip rounded-3xl lxnfua_clipPathFallback\">\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-4 top-12 bottom-4\">\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none sticky z-40 shrink-0 z-1!\">\n<div class=\"sticky bg-token-border-light\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"relative z-0 flex max-w-full\">\n<div id=\"code-block-viewer\" class=\"q9tKkq_viewer cm-editor z-10 light:cm-light dark:cm-light flex h-full w-full flex-col items-stretch \u037ck \u037cy\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"cm-scroller\">\n<div class=\"cm-content q9tKkq_readonly\">bash12:~<span class=\"\u037ct\">$ w<\/span><br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">11<\/span>:31:50 up <span class=\"\u037cq\">9<\/span>:15, <span class=\"\u037cq\">8<\/span> users, load average: <span class=\"\u037cq\">0<\/span>.81, <span class=\"\u037cq\">0<\/span>.90, <span class=\"\u037cq\">0<\/span>.91<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"542\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"580\"><strong data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"578\">2) Check processes using top<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative w-full mt-4 mb-1\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"h-full min-h-0 min-w-0\">\n<div class=\"h-full min-h-0 min-w-0\">\n<div class=\"border border-token-border-light border-radius-3xl corner-superellipse\/1.1 rounded-3xl\">\n<div class=\"h-full w-full border-radius-3xl bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary corner-superellipse\/1.1 overflow-clip rounded-3xl lxnfua_clipPathFallback\">\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-4 top-12 bottom-4\">\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none sticky z-40 shrink-0 z-1!\">\n<div class=\"sticky bg-token-border-light\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"relative z-0 flex max-w-full\">\n<div id=\"code-block-viewer\" class=\"q9tKkq_viewer cm-editor z-10 light:cm-light dark:cm-light flex h-full w-full flex-col items-stretch \u037ck \u037cy\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"cm-scroller\">\n<div class=\"cm-content q9tKkq_readonly\">bash12:~<span class=\"\u037ct\">$ top<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cu\">-c<\/span><br \/>Tasks: <span class=\"\u037cq\">144<\/span> total, <span class=\"\u037cq\">2<\/span> running, <span class=\"\u037cq\">141<\/span> sleeping, <span class=\"\u037cq\">0<\/span> stopped, <span class=\"\u037cq\">1<\/span> zombie<br \/>Cpu(s): <span class=\"\u037cq\">28<\/span>.7%us, <span class=\"\u037cq\">3<\/span>.0%sy, <span class=\"\u037cq\">0<\/span>.0%ni, <span class=\"\u037cq\">68<\/span>.3%id, <span class=\"\u037cq\">0<\/span>.0%wa, <span class=\"\u037cq\">0<\/span>.0%hi, <span class=\"\u037cq\">0<\/span>.0%si, <span class=\"\u037cq\">0<\/span>.0%st<br \/>Mem: 994376k total, 934952k used, 59424k free, 30228k buffers<br \/>Swap: 1389580k total, 22568k used, 1367012k free, 385788k cached<br \/><br \/>PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME<span class=\"\u037cn\">+<\/span> COMMAND<br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">8835<\/span> hemanth. <span class=\"\u037cq\">20<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">0<\/span> 411m 231m 31m R <span class=\"\u037cq\">24<\/span>.2 <span class=\"\u037cq\">23<\/span>.9 <span class=\"\u037cq\">35<\/span>:23.63 \/usr\/local\/firefox\/firefox-bin<br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">6486<\/span> root <span class=\"\u037cq\">20<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">0<\/span> 117m 74m <span class=\"\u037cq\">9<\/span>.9m S <span class=\"\u037cq\">5<\/span>.6 <span class=\"\u037cq\">7<\/span>.6 <span class=\"\u037cq\">24<\/span>:29.87 \/usr\/X11R6\/bin\/X :0<br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">7037<\/span> hemanth. <span class=\"\u037cq\">20<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">0<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">40340<\/span> 18m 10m S <span class=\"\u037cq\">1<\/span>.3 <span class=\"\u037cq\">1<\/span>.9 <span class=\"\u037cq\">0<\/span>:47.87 gnome-terminal<br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">10025<\/span> hemanth. <span class=\"\u037cq\">20<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">0<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">5480<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">2212<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">1644<\/span> R <span class=\"\u037cq\">1<\/span>.0 <span class=\"\u037cq\">0<\/span>.2 <span class=\"\u037cq\">0<\/span>:00.08 <span class=\"\u037cs\">top<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cu\">-c<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1288\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1322\"><strong data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1320\">3) Check MySQL connections<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative w-full mt-4 mb-1\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"h-full min-h-0 min-w-0\">\n<div class=\"h-full min-h-0 min-w-0\">\n<div class=\"border border-token-border-light border-radius-3xl corner-superellipse\/1.1 rounded-3xl\">\n<div class=\"h-full w-full border-radius-3xl bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary corner-superellipse\/1.1 overflow-clip rounded-3xl lxnfua_clipPathFallback\">\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-4 top-12 bottom-4\">\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none sticky z-40 shrink-0 z-1!\">\n<div class=\"sticky bg-token-border-light\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"relative z-0 flex max-w-full\">\n<div id=\"code-block-viewer\" class=\"q9tKkq_viewer cm-editor z-10 light:cm-light dark:cm-light flex h-full w-full flex-col items-stretch \u037ck \u037cy\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"cm-scroller\">\n<div class=\"cm-content q9tKkq_readonly\">root@host <span class=\"\u037cl\"># mysqladmin proc<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1367\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"1369\" data-end=\"1400\"><strong data-start=\"1369\" data-end=\"1398\">4) Check HTTP connections<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative w-full mt-4 mb-1\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"h-full min-h-0 min-w-0\">\n<div class=\"h-full min-h-0 min-w-0\">\n<div class=\"border border-token-border-light border-radius-3xl corner-superellipse\/1.1 rounded-3xl\">\n<div class=\"h-full w-full border-radius-3xl bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary corner-superellipse\/1.1 overflow-clip rounded-3xl lxnfua_clipPathFallback\">\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-4 top-12 bottom-4\">\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none sticky z-40 shrink-0 z-1!\">\n<div class=\"sticky bg-token-border-light\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"relative z-0 flex max-w-full\">\n<div id=\"code-block-viewer\" class=\"q9tKkq_viewer cm-editor z-10 light:cm-light dark:cm-light flex h-full w-full flex-col items-stretch \u037ck \u037cy\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"cm-scroller\">\n<div class=\"cm-content q9tKkq_readonly\">root@host [\/]<span class=\"\u037cl\"># pidof httpd<\/span><br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">30457<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">23992<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">23660<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">23659<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">23658<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">23657<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">23656<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">23655<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">10035<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">10028<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr data-start=\"1501\" data-end=\"1504\" \/>\n<p data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1544\"><strong data-start=\"1506\" data-end=\"1542\">5) Check uptime and load average<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative w-full mt-4 mb-1\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"h-full min-h-0 min-w-0\">\n<div class=\"h-full min-h-0 min-w-0\">\n<div class=\"border border-token-border-light border-radius-3xl corner-superellipse\/1.1 rounded-3xl\">\n<div class=\"h-full w-full border-radius-3xl bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary corner-superellipse\/1.1 overflow-clip rounded-3xl lxnfua_clipPathFallback\">\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-4 top-12 bottom-4\">\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none sticky z-40 shrink-0 z-1!\">\n<div class=\"sticky bg-token-border-light\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"relative z-0 flex max-w-full\">\n<div id=\"code-block-viewer\" class=\"q9tKkq_viewer cm-editor z-10 light:cm-light dark:cm-light flex h-full w-full flex-col items-stretch \u037ck \u037cy\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"cm-scroller\">\n<div class=\"cm-content q9tKkq_readonly\">root@host [~]<span class=\"\u037cl\"># uptime<\/span><br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">14<\/span>:09:07 up <span class=\"\u037cq\">159<\/span> days, <span class=\"\u037cq\">23<\/span>:39, <span class=\"\u037cq\">2<\/span> users, load average: <span class=\"\u037cq\">0<\/span>.30, <span class=\"\u037cq\">0<\/span>.44, <span class=\"\u037cq\">0<\/span>.44<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr data-start=\"1651\" data-end=\"1654\" \/>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"qaj0z6\" data-start=\"1656\" data-end=\"1691\">Methods to reduce server load<\/h3>\n<div class=\"relative w-full mt-4 mb-1\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"h-full min-h-0 min-w-0\">\n<div class=\"h-full min-h-0 min-w-0\">\n<div class=\"border border-token-border-light border-radius-3xl corner-superellipse\/1.1 rounded-3xl\">\n<div class=\"h-full w-full border-radius-3xl bg-token-bg-elevated-secondary corner-superellipse\/1.1 overflow-clip rounded-3xl lxnfua_clipPathFallback\">\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none absolute inset-x-4 top-12 bottom-4\">\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none sticky z-40 shrink-0 z-1!\">\n<div class=\"sticky bg-token-border-light\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"relative z-0 flex max-w-full\">\n<div id=\"code-block-viewer\" class=\"q9tKkq_viewer cm-editor z-10 light:cm-light dark:cm-light flex h-full w-full flex-col items-stretch \u037ck \u037cy\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"cm-scroller\">\n<div class=\"cm-content q9tKkq_readonly\"><span class=\"\u037cq\">1<\/span>) netstat <span class=\"\u037cu\">-plan<\/span> | <span class=\"\u037cs\">grep<\/span> :80 | <span class=\"\u037cs\">awk<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cr\">&#8216;{print $5}&#8217;<\/span> | <span class=\"\u037cs\">cut<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cu\">-d<\/span>: <span class=\"\u037cu\">-f<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">1<\/span> | <span class=\"\u037cs\">sort<\/span> | uniq <span class=\"\u037cu\">-c<\/span> | <span class=\"\u037cs\">sort<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cu\">-n<\/span><br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">2<\/span>) netstat <span class=\"\u037cu\">-plan<\/span> | <span class=\"\u037cs\">grep<\/span> :25 | <span class=\"\u037cs\">awk<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cr\">&#8216;{print $5}&#8217;<\/span> | <span class=\"\u037cs\">cut<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cu\">-d<\/span>: <span class=\"\u037cu\">-f<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">1<\/span> | <span class=\"\u037cs\">sort<\/span> | uniq <span class=\"\u037cu\">-c<\/span> | <span class=\"\u037cs\">sort<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cu\">-n<\/span><br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">3<\/span>) pstree <span class=\"\u037cu\">-paul<\/span><br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">4<\/span>) <span class=\"\u037cs\">cd<\/span> \/tmp<br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">5<\/span>) <span class=\"\u037cs\">rm<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cu\">-f<\/span> dos-* sess_* .spamassassin*<br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">6<\/span>) <span class=\"\u037cs\">find<\/span> . <span class=\"\u037cu\">-user<\/span> nobody <span class=\"\u037cu\">-exec<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cs\">rm<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cu\">-f<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cr\">&#8216;{}&#8217;<\/span> \\;<br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">7<\/span>) <span class=\"\u037cs\">ps<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cu\">-C<\/span> exim <span class=\"\u037cu\">-fH<\/span> ewww<br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">8<\/span>) <span class=\"\u037cs\">ps<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cu\">-C<\/span> exim <span class=\"\u037cu\">-fH<\/span> eww |grep home<br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">9<\/span>) netstat <span class=\"\u037cu\">-ntu<\/span> | <span class=\"\u037cs\">grep<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cr\">&#8216;:&#8217;<\/span> | <span class=\"\u037cs\">awk<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cr\">&#8216;{print $5}&#8217;<\/span> | <span class=\"\u037cs\">awk<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cr\">&#8216;{sub(&#8220;::ffff:&#8221;,&#8221;&#8221;);print}&#8217;<\/span> | <span class=\"\u037cs\">cut<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cu\">-f1<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cu\">-d<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cr\">&#8216;:&#8217;<\/span> | <span class=\"\u037cs\">sort<\/span> | uniq <span class=\"\u037cu\">-c<\/span> | <span class=\"\u037cs\">sort<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cu\">-n<\/span><br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">10<\/span>) mysqladmin proc |grep Sleep |awk {<span class=\"\u037cr\">&#8216;print $4&#8217;<\/span>}|cut <span class=\"\u037cu\">-d_<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cu\">-f<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">1<\/span>|sort|uniq <span class=\"\u037cu\">-c<\/span>|sort <span class=\"\u037cu\">-nk<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">1<\/span><br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">11<\/span>) <span class=\"\u037cs\">ps<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cu\">-C<\/span> exim <span class=\"\u037cu\">-fH<\/span> ewww<br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">12<\/span>) <span class=\"\u037cn\">for<\/span> i <span class=\"\u037cn\">in<\/span> `ipcs -s | awk <span class=\"\u037cr\">&#8216;{print $2}&#8217;<\/span>`; <span class=\"\u037cn\">do<\/span> (ipcrm <span class=\"\u037cu\">-s<\/span> <span class=\"\u037ct\">$i<\/span>); <span class=\"\u037cn\">done<\/span><br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">13<\/span>) <span class=\"\u037cn\">for<\/span> i <span class=\"\u037cn\">in<\/span> `mysqladmin proc |grep Sleep |cut -d <span class=\"\u037cr\">&#8221; &#8220;<\/span> -f 2`; <span class=\"\u037cn\">do<\/span> mysqladmin <span class=\"\u037cs\">kill<\/span> <span class=\"\u037ct\">$i<\/span>; <span class=\"\u037cn\">done<\/span><br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">14<\/span>) exim <span class=\"\u037cu\">-bp<\/span> |grep <span class=\"\u037cr\">&#8220;*** frozen ***&#8221;<\/span> |awk <span class=\"\u037cr\">&#8216;{print $3}&#8217;<\/span> |xargs exim <span class=\"\u037cu\">-Mrm<\/span><br \/><span class=\"\u037cq\">15<\/span>) exiqgrep <span class=\"\u037cu\">-z<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cu\">-i<\/span> | xargs exim <span class=\"\u037cu\">-Mrm<\/span>;exiqgrep <span class=\"\u037cu\">-o<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cq\">432000<\/span> <span class=\"\u037cu\">-i<\/span> | xargs exim <span class=\"\u037cu\">-Mrm<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr data-start=\"2585\" data-end=\"2588\" \/>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"14ivhnq\" data-start=\"2590\" data-end=\"2605\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2606\" data-end=\"2809\" 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