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title: internals / query_load_average
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# query_load_average

### NAME

    query_load_average() - forces an error to occur in an object.

### SYNOPSIS

    string query_load_average( void );

### DESCRIPTION

    This  function  returns a string which reports two things: 1) user com‐
    mands per second, and 2) compiled lines per second.

### SEE ALSO

    rusage(3)

