The PERIOD command changes the value of the period. If PERIOD is less than CYCLE, no averaging of system utilization information is done; that is, the exact value of each sample is displayed.
<period command>
── PERIOD ──<integer>──────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
Explanation
Several values are computed as running averages using the following formula:
NEWAVERAGE := ((OLDAVERAGE * (PERIOD - CYCLE)) + (NEWVALUE * CYCLE))
/ PERIOD
