htop: A Better Process Viewer
Why htop is a must-have tool for viewing system processes on Linux.
Zach Robichaud
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htop: A Better Process Viewer
The standard Linux top command is useful for viewing system processes, but its interface isn't intuitive. The layout is cluttered, and the keyboard shortcuts aren't obvious.
That's why I prefer htop—an interactive process viewer that's much easier to use.
Why htop is Better
- Options are displayed at the bottom of the screen
- Press
hfor detailed help - Press
F5for tree view - Press
.to change the sort column - Press
F4to search/filter processes
Installation
On Debian-based distributions (Ubuntu, etc.), htop isn't installed by default. Install it with:
sudo apt install htop -yResources
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