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.
References
- Author: Hisham Muhammad
- License: GNU General Public License (GPL) version 2
- Programming language: C++
- Homepage: http://hisham.hm/htop/
- Source code: https://github.com/htop-dev/htop