# nproc
> Print the number of processing units (normally CPUs) available.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/nproc>.
- Display the number of available processing units:
`nproc`
- Display the number of installed processing units, including any inactive ones:
`nproc --all`
- If possible, subtract a given number of units from the returned value:
`nproc --ignore {{count}}`