htop

Display dynamic real-time information about running processes. An enhanced version of top. More information: <https://htop.dev/>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/htop.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install htop
Ubuntu
apt-get install htop
Alpine
apk add htop
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S htop
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install htop
Fedora
dnf install htop
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install htop
OS X
brew install htop
Raspbian
apt-get install htop
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/htop htop powered by Commando

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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