htop - Interactive process viewer

htop is a free and open-source interactive system monitor for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.


It is similar to the top command, but it has a more user-friendly interface and additional features. Some of the main features of htop include:

  • A visual display of the system's resources, including CPU and memory usage, load average, and uptime.
  • The ability to sort and filter the display of processes by various criteria, such as CPU or memory usage.
  • The ability to kill processes and adjust their nice value.
  • The ability to view and control system processes, including the ability to view their full command line and change their priority.
  • The ability to view detailed information about individual processes, including their CPU and memory usage, their status, and their parent process.
  • Support for mouse and keyboard shortcuts, allowing you to perform common actions without using the mouse.

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