Limit the output of the TOP command to a specific process name

Question

If you call the top command, you get all the running processes. But how can I limit the output only to a certain process name like \"java\"?

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Answer 1

I solved my problem using:

top -n1 -b | grep "proccess name"

in this case: -n is used to set how many times top will what proccess
and -b is used to show all pids

it's prevents errors like : top: pid limit (20) exceeded