tldr/pages/common/htop.md

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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}}

  • Display processes hierarchically in a tree view to show the parent-child relationships:

htop --tree

  • 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:

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  • Switch to a different tab:

tab

  • Display help:

htop --help