How to sort top result on virtual memory on Redhat Linux?

Question

There is an interactive key "M" to sort by memory, which seems to be sorting on resident memory. Is there a way to sort on virtual memory? I happen to be working on Redhat Linux, but the question is not specific to this distribution.

Solution 1

You get a list of things you can sort by by pressing O. Virtual segment size is option o, so you can get what you want by pressing Oo<Enter>.

Solution 2

Try pressing F or O in top, that should allow you to select the column you want to sort by.

Comments

[euphoria83]

then hit enter (other keys are possible) to get back to the initial view