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htop

htop is an interactive terminal process viewer. It shows processes and lets you inspect, select, and manage them without typing their process IDs.

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Syntax

htop [ -dCFhpustvH ]

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  • top(1)
  • proc(5)
  • ps(1)
  • pstree(1)
  • kill(1)
  • strace(1)

Source: htop(1) - Linux manual page. Checked 2026-11-03.