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htop

Display dynamic real-time information about running processes. An enhanced version of top. More information: https://htop.dev/.
  • Start htop:
    htop
  • Start htop displaying processes owned by a specific user:
    htop --user {{username}}
  • Sort processes by a specified sort_item (use htop --sort help for available options):
    htop --sort {{sort_item}}
  • Start htop with the specified delay between updates, in tenths of a second (i.e. 50 = 5 seconds):
    htop --delay {{50}}
  • See interactive commands while running htop:
    ?
  • Switch to a different tab:
    tab
  • Display help:
    htop --help

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