Improving Command display/sort

Action.c

@@ -224,6 +224,11 @@ static Htop_Reaction actionToggleProgramPath(State* st) {
    return HTOP_REFRESH | HTOP_SAVE_SETTINGS;
 }
 
+static Htop_Reaction actionToggleMergedCommand(State* st) {
+   st->settings->showMergedCommand = !st->settings->showMergedCommand;
+   return HTOP_REFRESH | HTOP_SAVE_SETTINGS;
+}
+
 static Htop_Reaction actionToggleTreeView(State* st) {
    st->settings->treeView = !st->settings->treeView;
    if (st->settings->treeView) {
@@ -450,6 +455,7 @@ static const struct {
    { .key = "   F4 \\: ",.info = "incremental name filtering" },
    { .key = "   F5 t: ", .info = "tree view" },
    { .key = "      p: ", .info = "toggle program path" },
+   { .key = "      m: ", .info = "toggle merged command" },
    { .key = "      Z: ", .info = "pause/resume process updates" },
    { .key = "      u: ", .info = "show processes of a single user" },
    { .key = "      H: ", .info = "hide/show user process threads" },
@@ -640,6 +646,7 @@ void Action_setBindings(Htop_Action* keys) {
    keys['H'] = actionToggleUserlandThreads;
    keys['K'] = actionToggleKernelThreads;
    keys['p'] = actionToggleProgramPath;
+   keys['m'] = actionToggleMergedCommand;
    keys['t'] = actionToggleTreeView;
    keys[KEY_F(5)] = actionToggleTreeView;
    keys[KEY_F(4)] = actionIncFilter;

CRT.c

@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [PANEL_SELECTION_FOLLOW] = ColorPair(Black, Yellow),
       [PANEL_SELECTION_UNFOCUS] = ColorPair(Black, White),
       [FAILED_SEARCH] = ColorPair(Red, Cyan),
+      [FAILED_READ] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Red, Black),
       [PAUSED] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Yellow, Cyan),
       [UPTIME] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Cyan, Black),
       [BATTERY] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Cyan, Black),
@@ -133,6 +134,8 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [PROCESS_TOMB] = ColorPair(Black, Red),
       [PROCESS_THREAD] = ColorPair(Green, Black),
       [PROCESS_THREAD_BASENAME] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Green, Black),
+      [PROCESS_COMM] = ColorPair(Magenta, Black),
+      [PROCESS_THREAD_COMM] = ColorPair(Blue, Black),
       [BAR_BORDER] = A_BOLD,
       [BAR_SHADOW] = A_BOLD | ColorPairGrayBlack,
       [SWAP] = ColorPair(Red, Black),
@@ -186,6 +189,7 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [PANEL_SELECTION_FOLLOW] = A_REVERSE,
       [PANEL_SELECTION_UNFOCUS] = A_BOLD,
       [FAILED_SEARCH] = A_REVERSE | A_BOLD,
+      [FAILED_READ] = A_BOLD,
       [PAUSED] = A_BOLD | A_REVERSE,
       [UPTIME] = A_BOLD,
       [BATTERY] = A_BOLD,
@@ -214,6 +218,8 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [PROCESS_TOMB] = A_DIM,
       [PROCESS_THREAD] = A_BOLD,
       [PROCESS_THREAD_BASENAME] = A_REVERSE,
+      [PROCESS_COMM] = A_BOLD,
+      [PROCESS_THREAD_COMM] = A_REVERSE,
       [BAR_BORDER] = A_BOLD,
       [BAR_SHADOW] = A_DIM,
       [SWAP] = A_BOLD,
@@ -267,6 +273,7 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [PANEL_SELECTION_FOLLOW] = ColorPair(Black, Yellow),
       [PANEL_SELECTION_UNFOCUS] = ColorPair(Blue, White),
       [FAILED_SEARCH] = ColorPair(Red, Cyan),
+      [FAILED_READ] = ColorPair(Red, White),
       [PAUSED] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Yellow, Cyan),
       [UPTIME] = ColorPair(Yellow, White),
       [BATTERY] = ColorPair(Yellow, White),
@@ -295,6 +302,8 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [PROCESS_TOMB] = ColorPair(White, Red),
       [PROCESS_THREAD] = ColorPair(Blue, White),
       [PROCESS_THREAD_BASENAME] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Blue, White),
+      [PROCESS_COMM] = ColorPair(Magenta, White),
+      [PROCESS_THREAD_COMM] = ColorPair(Green, White),
       [BAR_BORDER] = ColorPair(Blue, White),
       [BAR_SHADOW] = ColorPair(Black, White),
       [SWAP] = ColorPair(Red, White),
@@ -348,6 +357,7 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [PANEL_SELECTION_FOLLOW] = ColorPair(Black, Yellow),
       [PANEL_SELECTION_UNFOCUS] = ColorPair(Blue, Black),
       [FAILED_SEARCH] = ColorPair(Red, Cyan),
+      [FAILED_READ] = ColorPair(Red, Black),
       [PAUSED] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Yellow, Cyan),
       [UPTIME] = ColorPair(Yellow, Black),
       [BATTERY] = ColorPair(Yellow, Black),
@@ -376,6 +386,8 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [PROCESS_TOMB] = ColorPair(Black, Red),
       [PROCESS_THREAD] = ColorPair(Blue, Black),
       [PROCESS_THREAD_BASENAME] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Blue, Black),
+      [PROCESS_COMM] = ColorPair(Magenta, Black),
+      [PROCESS_THREAD_COMM] = ColorPair(Yellow, Black),
       [BAR_BORDER] = ColorPair(Blue, Black),
       [BAR_SHADOW] = ColorPairGrayBlack,
       [SWAP] = ColorPair(Red, Black),
@@ -429,6 +441,7 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [PANEL_SELECTION_FOLLOW] = ColorPair(Black, Yellow),
       [PANEL_SELECTION_UNFOCUS] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Yellow, Blue),
       [FAILED_SEARCH] = ColorPair(Red, Cyan),
+      [FAILED_READ] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Red, Blue),
       [PAUSED] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Yellow, Cyan),
       [UPTIME] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Yellow, Blue),
       [BATTERY] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Yellow, Blue),
@@ -457,6 +470,8 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [PROCESS_TOMB] = ColorPair(Blue, Red),
       [PROCESS_THREAD] = ColorPair(Green, Blue),
       [PROCESS_THREAD_BASENAME] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Green, Blue),
+      [PROCESS_COMM] = ColorPair(Magenta, Blue),
+      [PROCESS_THREAD_COMM] = ColorPair(Black, Blue),
       [BAR_BORDER] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Yellow, Blue),
       [BAR_SHADOW] = ColorPair(Cyan, Blue),
       [SWAP] = ColorPair(Red, Blue),
@@ -510,6 +525,7 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [PANEL_SELECTION_FOLLOW] = ColorPair(Black, Yellow),
       [PANEL_SELECTION_UNFOCUS] = ColorPair(Black, White),
       [FAILED_SEARCH] = ColorPair(Red, Green),
+      [FAILED_READ] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Red, Black),
       [PAUSED] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Yellow, Green),
       [UPTIME] = ColorPair(Green, Black),
       [BATTERY] = ColorPair(Green, Black),
@@ -532,6 +548,8 @@ int CRT_colorSchemes[LAST_COLORSCHEME][LAST_COLORELEMENT] = {
       [PROCESS_TREE] = ColorPair(Cyan, Black),
       [PROCESS_THREAD] = ColorPair(Green, Black),
       [PROCESS_THREAD_BASENAME] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Blue, Black),
+      [PROCESS_COMM] = ColorPair(Magenta, Black),
+      [PROCESS_THREAD_COMM] = ColorPair(Yellow, Black),
       [PROCESS_R_STATE] = ColorPair(Green, Black),
       [PROCESS_D_STATE] = A_BOLD | ColorPair(Red, Black),
       [PROCESS_HIGH_PRIORITY] = ColorPair(Red, Black),

CRT.h

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ typedef enum ColorElements_ {
    FUNCTION_BAR,
    FUNCTION_KEY,
    FAILED_SEARCH,
+   FAILED_READ,
    PAUSED,
    PANEL_HEADER_FOCUS,
    PANEL_HEADER_UNFOCUS,
@@ -77,6 +78,8 @@ typedef enum ColorElements_ {
    PROCESS_TOMB,
    PROCESS_THREAD,
    PROCESS_THREAD_BASENAME,
+   PROCESS_COMM,
+   PROCESS_THREAD_COMM,
    BAR_BORDER,
    BAR_SHADOW,
    GRAPH_1,

CommandScreen.c

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ static void CommandScreen_scan(InfoScreen* this) {
    int idx = MAXIMUM(Panel_getSelectedIndex(panel), 0);
    Panel_prune(panel);
 
-   const char* p = this->process->comm;
+   const char* p = Process_getCommand(this->process);
    char* line = xMalloc(COLS + 1);
    int line_offset = 0, last_spc = -1, len;
    for (; *p != '\0'; p++, line_offset++) {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static void CommandScreen_scan(InfoScreen* this) {
 }
 
 static void CommandScreen_draw(InfoScreen* this) {
-   InfoScreen_drawTitled(this, "Command of process %d - %s", this->process->pid, this->process->comm);
+   InfoScreen_drawTitled(this, "Command of process %d - %s", this->process->pid, Process_getCommand(this->process));
 }
 
 const InfoScreenClass CommandScreen_class = {

DisplayOptionsPanel.c

@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ DisplayOptionsPanel* DisplayOptionsPanel_new(Settings* settings, ScreenManager*
    Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef(xStrdup("Show custom thread names"), &(settings->showThreadNames)));
    Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef(xStrdup("Show program path"), &(settings->showProgramPath)));
    Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef(xStrdup("Highlight program \"basename\""), &(settings->highlightBaseName)));
+   Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef(xStrdup("Try to find comm in cmdline, in merged Command"), &(settings->findCommInCmdline)));
+   Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef(xStrdup("Try to strip exe from cmdline, in merged Command"), &(settings->stripExeFromCmdline)));
+   Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef(xStrdup("Merge exe, comm and cmdline in Command"), &(settings->showMergedCommand)));
    Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef(xStrdup("Highlight large numbers in memory counters"), &(settings->highlightMegabytes)));
    Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef(xStrdup("Leave a margin around header"), &(settings->headerMargin)));
    Panel_add(super, (Object*) CheckItem_newByRef(xStrdup("Detailed CPU time (System/IO-Wait/Hard-IRQ/Soft-IRQ/Steal/Guest)"), &(settings->detailedCPUTime)));

EnvScreen.c

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void EnvScreen_delete(Object* this) {
 }
 
 void EnvScreen_draw(InfoScreen* this) {
-   InfoScreen_drawTitled(this, "Environment of process %d - %s", this->process->pid, this->process->comm);
+   InfoScreen_drawTitled(this, "Environment of process %d - %s", this->process->pid, Process_getCommand(this->process));
 }
 
 void EnvScreen_scan(InfoScreen* this) {

MainPanel.c

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ int MainPanel_selectedPid(MainPanel* this) {
 
 const char* MainPanel_getValue(MainPanel* this, int i) {
    Process* p = (Process*) Panel_get((Panel*)this, i);
-   return p ? p->comm : "";
+   return Process_getCommand(p);
 }
 
 bool MainPanel_foreachProcess(MainPanel* this, MainPanel_ForeachProcessFn fn, Arg arg, bool* wasAnyTagged) {

OpenFilesScreen.c

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void OpenFilesScreen_delete(Object* this) {
 }
 
 static void OpenFilesScreen_draw(InfoScreen* this) {
-   InfoScreen_drawTitled(this, "Snapshot of files open in process %d - %s", ((OpenFilesScreen*)this)->pid, this->process->comm);
+   InfoScreen_drawTitled(this, "Snapshot of files open in process %d - %s", ((OpenFilesScreen*)this)->pid, Process_getCommand(this->process));
 }
 
 static OpenFiles_ProcessData* OpenFilesScreen_getProcessData(pid_t pid) {

Process.c

@@ -416,6 +416,10 @@ void Process_done(Process* this) {
    free(this->comm);
 }
 
+static const char* Process_getCommandStr(const Process* p) {
+   return p->comm ? p->comm : "";
+}
+
 const ProcessClass Process_class = {
    .super = {
       .extends = Class(Object),
@@ -424,6 +428,7 @@ const ProcessClass Process_class = {
       .compare = Process_compare
    },
    .writeField = Process_writeField,
+   .getCommandStr = Process_getCommandStr,
 };
 
 void Process_init(Process* this, const struct Settings_* settings) {
@@ -503,7 +508,7 @@ long Process_compare(const void* v1, const void* v2) {
    case PERCENT_MEM:
       return SPACESHIP_NUMBER(p2->m_resident, p1->m_resident);
    case COMM:
-      return SPACESHIP_NULLSTR(p1->comm, p2->comm);
+      return SPACESHIP_NULLSTR(Process_getCommand(p1), Process_getCommand(p2));
    case MAJFLT:
       return SPACESHIP_NUMBER(p2->majflt, p1->majflt);
    case MINFLT:

Process.h

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ typedef struct Process_ {
    pid_t pid;
    pid_t ppid;
    pid_t tgid;
-   char* comm;
+   char* comm;  /* use Process_getCommand() for a decorated command line */
    int commLen;
    int indent;
 
@@ -127,14 +127,18 @@ extern char Process_pidFormat[20];
 
 typedef Process*(*Process_New)(const struct Settings_*);
 typedef void (*Process_WriteField)(const Process*, RichString*, ProcessField);
+typedef const char* (*Process_GetCommandStr)(const Process*);
 
 typedef struct ProcessClass_ {
    const ObjectClass super;
    const Process_WriteField writeField;
+   const Process_GetCommandStr getCommandStr;
 } ProcessClass;
 
 #define As_Process(this_)              ((const ProcessClass*)((this_)->super.klass))
 
+#define Process_getCommand(this_)      As_Process(this_)->getCommandStr((const Process*)(this_))
+
 static inline pid_t Process_getParentPid(const Process* this) {
    return this->tgid == this->pid ? this->ppid : this->tgid;
 }

ProcessList.c

@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void ProcessList_rebuildPanel(ProcessList* this) {
 
       if ( (!p->show)
          || (this->userId != (uid_t) -1 && (p->st_uid != this->userId))
-         || (incFilter && !(String_contains_i(p->comm, incFilter)))
+         || (incFilter && !(String_contains_i(Process_getCommand(p), incFilter)))
          || (this->pidMatchList && !Hashtable_get(this->pidMatchList, p->tgid)) )
          hidden = true;
 

Settings.c

@@ -161,6 +161,12 @@ static bool Settings_read(Settings* this, const char* fileName, int initialCpuCo
          this->highlightChanges = atoi(option[1]);
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "highlight_changes_delay_secs")) {
          this->highlightDelaySecs = atoi(option[1]);
+      } else if (String_eq(option[0], "find_comm_in_cmdline")) {
+         this->findCommInCmdline = atoi(option[1]);
+      } else if (String_eq(option[0], "strip_exe_from_cmdline")) {
+         this->stripExeFromCmdline = atoi(option[1]);
+      } else if (String_eq(option[0], "show_merged_command")) {
+         this->showMergedCommand = atoi(option[1]);
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "header_margin")) {
          this->headerMargin = atoi(option[1]);
       } else if (String_eq(option[0], "expand_system_time")) {
@@ -277,6 +283,9 @@ bool Settings_write(Settings* this) {
    fprintf(fd, "highlight_threads=%d\n", (int) this->highlightThreads);
    fprintf(fd, "highlight_changes=%d\n", (int) this->highlightChanges);
    fprintf(fd, "highlight_changes_delay_secs=%d\n", (int) this->highlightDelaySecs);
+   fprintf(fd, "find_comm_in_cmdline=%d\n", (int) this->findCommInCmdline);
+   fprintf(fd, "strip_exe_from_cmdline=%d\n", (int) this->stripExeFromCmdline);
+   fprintf(fd, "show_merged_command=%d\n", (int) this->showMergedCommand);
    fprintf(fd, "tree_view=%d\n", (int) this->treeView);
    fprintf(fd, "header_margin=%d\n", (int) this->headerMargin);
    fprintf(fd, "detailed_cpu_time=%d\n", (int) this->detailedCPUTime);
@@ -328,6 +337,9 @@ Settings* Settings_new(int initialCpuCount) {
    this->highlightThreads = true;
    this->highlightChanges = false;
    this->highlightDelaySecs = DEFAULT_HIGHLIGHT_SECS;
+   this->findCommInCmdline = true;
+   this->stripExeFromCmdline = true;
+   this->showMergedCommand = false;
    #ifdef HAVE_LIBHWLOC
    this->topologyAffinity = false;
    #endif
@@ -406,6 +418,9 @@ Settings* Settings_new(int initialCpuCount) {
       this->hideKernelThreads = true;
       this->highlightMegabytes = true;
       this->highlightThreads = true;
+      this->findCommInCmdline = true;
+      this->stripExeFromCmdline = true;
+      this->showMergedCommand = false;
       this->headerMargin = true;
    }
    return this;

Settings.h

@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ typedef struct Settings_ {
    bool highlightThreads;
    bool highlightChanges;
    int highlightDelaySecs;
+   bool findCommInCmdline;
+   bool stripExeFromCmdline;
+   bool showMergedCommand;
    bool updateProcessNames;
    bool accountGuestInCPUMeter;
    bool headerMargin;

TraceScreen.c

@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void TraceScreen_delete(Object* cast) {
 void TraceScreen_draw(InfoScreen* this) {
    attrset(CRT_colors[PANEL_HEADER_FOCUS]);
    mvhline(0, 0, ' ', COLS);
-   mvprintw(0, 0, "Trace of process %d - %s", this->process->pid, this->process->comm);
+   mvprintw(0, 0, "Trace of process %d - %s", this->process->pid, Process_getCommand(this->process));
    attrset(CRT_colors[DEFAULT_COLOR]);
    IncSet_drawBar(this->inc);
 }

htop.1.in

@@ -218,6 +218,9 @@ Show full paths to running programs, where applicable. (This is a toggle key.)
 .B Z
 Pause/resume process updates.
 .TP
+.B m
+Merge exe, comm and cmdline, where applicable. (This is a toggle key.)
+.TP
 .B Ctrl-L
 Refresh: redraw screen and recalculate values.
 .TP
@@ -238,7 +241,18 @@ main screen, it is shown below in parenthesis.
 .LP
 .TP 5
 .B Command
-The full command line of the process (i.e. program name and arguments).
+The full command line of the process (i.e. program name and arguments). If the
+option 'Merge exe, comm and cmdline in Command' (toggled by the 'm' key) is set,
+and if readable, the executable path (/proc/[pid]/exe) and the command name
+(/proc/[pid]/comm) are also shown merged with the command line.
+.TP
+.B Comm
+The command name of the process obtained from /proc/[pid]/comm, if readable.
+.TP
+.B Exe
+The abbreviated basename of the executable of the process, obtained from
+/proc/[pid]/exe, if readable. htop is able to read this file on linux for ALL
+the processes only if it has the capability CAP_SYS_PTRACE or root privileges.
 .TP
 .B PID
 The process ID.

linux/LinuxProcess.c

@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ in the source distribution for its full text.
 /* semi-global */
 long long btime;
 
+/* Used to identify kernel threads in Comm and Exe columns */
+static const char *const kthreadID = "KTHREAD";
+
 ProcessFieldData Process_fields[] = {
    [0] = { .name = "", .title = NULL, .description = NULL, .flags = 0, },
    [PID] = { .name = "PID", .title = "    PID ", .description = "Process/thread ID", .flags = 0, },
@@ -114,6 +117,8 @@ ProcessFieldData Process_fields[] = {
    [M_PSSWP] = { .name = "M_PSSWP", .title = " PSSWP ", .description = "shows proportional swap share of this mapping, Unlike \"Swap\", this does not take into account swapped out page of underlying shmem objects.", .flags = PROCESS_FLAG_LINUX_SMAPS, },
    [CTXT] = { .name = "CTXT", .title = " CTXT ", .description = "Context switches (incremental sum of voluntary_ctxt_switches and nonvoluntary_ctxt_switches)", .flags = PROCESS_FLAG_LINUX_CTXT, },
    [SECATTR] = { .name = "SECATTR", .title = " Security Attribute ", .description = "Security attribute of the process (e.g. SELinux or AppArmor)", .flags = PROCESS_FLAG_LINUX_SECATTR, },
+   [PROC_COMM] = { .name = "COMM", .title = "COMM            ", .description = "comm string of the process from /proc/[pid]/comm", .flags = 0, },
+   [PROC_EXE] = { .name = "EXE", .title = "EXE             ", .description = "Basename of exe of the process from /proc/[pid]/exe", .flags = 0, },
    [LAST_PROCESSFIELD] = { .name = "*** report bug! ***", .title = NULL, .description = NULL, .flags = 0, },
 };
 
@@ -130,6 +135,17 @@ ProcessPidColumn Process_pidColumns[] = {
    { .id = 0, .label = NULL },
 };
 
+/* This function returns the string displayed in Command column, so that sorting
+ * happens on what is displayed - whether comm, full path, basename, etc.. So
+ * this follows LinuxProcess_writeField(COMM) and LinuxProcess_writeCommand */
+static const char* LinuxProcess_getCommandStr(const Process *this) {
+   const LinuxProcess *lp = (const LinuxProcess *)this;
+   if ((Process_isUserlandThread(this) && this->settings->showThreadNames) || !lp->mergedCommand.str) {
+      return this->comm;
+   }
+   return lp->mergedCommand.str;
+}
+
 Process* LinuxProcess_new(const Settings* settings) {
    LinuxProcess* this = xCalloc(1, sizeof(LinuxProcess));
    Object_setClass(this, Class(LinuxProcess));
@@ -148,6 +164,9 @@ void Process_delete(Object* cast) {
 #endif
    free(this->secattr);
    free(this->ttyDevice);
+   free(this->procExe);
+   free(this->procComm);
+   free(this->mergedCommand.str);
    free(this);
 }
 
@@ -195,6 +214,348 @@ static void LinuxProcess_printDelay(float delay_percent, char* buffer, int n) {
 }
 #endif
 
+/*
+TASK_COMM_LEN is defined to be 16 for /proc/[pid]/comm in man proc(5), but it is
+not available in an userspace header - so define it. Note: when colorizing a
+basename with the comm prefix, the entire basename (not just the comm prefix) is
+colorized for better readability, and it is implicit that only upto
+(TASK_COMM_LEN - 1) could be comm
+*/
+#define TASK_COMM_LEN 16
+
+static bool findCommInCmdline(const char *comm, const char *cmdline, int cmdlineBasenameOffset, int *pCommStart, int *pCommEnd) {
+   /* Try to find procComm in tokenized cmdline - this might in rare cases
+    * mis-identify a string or fail, if comm or cmdline had been unsuitably
+    * modified by the process */
+   const char *token;
+   const char *tokenBase;
+   size_t tokenLen;
+   const size_t commLen = strlen(comm);
+
+   for (token = cmdline + cmdlineBasenameOffset; *token; ) {
+      for (tokenBase = token; *token && *token != '\n'; ++token) {
+         if (*token == '/') {
+            tokenBase = token + 1;
+         }
+      }
+      tokenLen = token - tokenBase;
+
+      if (((commLen < (TASK_COMM_LEN - 1) && tokenLen == commLen) ||
+           (commLen == (TASK_COMM_LEN - 1) && tokenLen >= commLen)) &&
+          strncmp(tokenBase, comm, commLen) == 0) {
+         *pCommStart = tokenBase - cmdline;
+         *pCommEnd = token - cmdline;
+         return true;
+      }
+      if (*token) {
+         do {
+            ++token;
+         } while ('\n' == *token);
+      }
+   }
+   return false;
+}
+
+static int matchCmdlinePrefixWithExeSuffix(const char *cmdline, int cmdlineBaseOffset, const char *exe, int exeBaseOffset, int exeBaseLen) {
+   int matchLen;       /* matching length to be returned */
+   char delim;         /* delimiter following basename */
+
+   /* cmdline prefix is an absolute path: it must match whole exe. */
+   if (cmdline[0] == '/') {
+      matchLen = exeBaseLen + exeBaseOffset;
+      if (strncmp(cmdline, exe, matchLen) == 0) {
+         delim = cmdline[matchLen];
+         if (delim == 0 || delim == '\n' || delim == ' ') {
+            return matchLen;
+         }
+      }
+      return 0;
+   }
+
+   /* cmdline prefix is a relative path: We need to first match the basename at
+    * cmdlineBaseOffset and then reverse match the cmdline prefix with the exe
+    * suffix. But there is a catch: Some processes modify their cmdline in ways
+    * that make htop's identification of the basename in cmdline unreliable.
+    * For e.g. /usr/libexec/gdm-session-worker modifies its cmdline to
+    * "gdm-session-worker [pam/gdm-autologin]" and htop ends up with
+    * procCmdlineBasenameOffset at "gdm-autologin]". This issue could arise with
+    * chrome as well as it stores in cmdline its concatenated argument vector,
+    * without NUL delimiter between the arguments (which may contain a '/')
+    *
+    * So if needed, we adjust cmdlineBaseOffset to the previous (if any)
+    * component of the cmdline relative path, and retry the procedure. */
+   bool delimFound;  /* if valid basename delimiter found */
+   do {
+      /* match basename */
+      matchLen = exeBaseLen + cmdlineBaseOffset;
+      if (cmdlineBaseOffset < exeBaseOffset &&
+          strncmp(cmdline + cmdlineBaseOffset, exe + exeBaseOffset, exeBaseLen) == 0) {
+         delim = cmdline[matchLen];
+         if (delim == 0 || delim == '\n' || delim == ' ') {
+            int i, j;
+            /* reverse match the cmdline prefix and exe suffix */
+            for (i = cmdlineBaseOffset - 1, j = exeBaseOffset - 1;
+                 i >= 0 && cmdline[i] == exe[j]; --i, --j)
+               ;
+            /* full match, with exe suffix being a valid relative path */
+            if (i < 0 && exe[j] == '/') {
+               return matchLen;
+            }
+         }
+      }
+      /* Try to find the previous potential cmdlineBaseOffset - it would be
+       * preceded by '/' or nothing, and delimited by ' ' or '\n' */
+      for (delimFound = false, cmdlineBaseOffset -= 2; cmdlineBaseOffset > 0; --cmdlineBaseOffset) {
+         if (delimFound) {
+            if (cmdline[cmdlineBaseOffset - 1] == '/') {
+               break;
+            }
+         } else if (cmdline[cmdlineBaseOffset] == ' ' || cmdline[cmdlineBaseOffset] == '\n') {
+            delimFound = true;
+         }
+      }
+   } while (delimFound);
+
+   return 0;
+}
+
+/* stpcpy, but also converts newlines to spaces */
+static inline char *stpcpyWithNewlineConversion(char *dstStr, const char *srcStr) {
+   for (; *srcStr; ++srcStr) {
+      *dstStr++ = (*srcStr == '\n') ? ' ' : *srcStr;
+   }
+   *dstStr = 0;
+   return dstStr;
+}
+
+/*
+This function makes the merged Command string. It also stores the offsets of the
+basename, comm w.r.t the merged Command string - these offsets will be used by
+LinuxProcess_writeCommand() for coloring. The merged Command string is also
+returned by LinuxProcess_getCommandStr() for searching, sorting and filtering.
+*/
+void LinuxProcess_makeCommandStr(Process* this) {
+   LinuxProcess *lp = (LinuxProcess *)this;
+   bool showMergedCommand = this->settings->showMergedCommand;
+   bool showProgramPath = this->settings->showProgramPath;
+   bool searchCommInCmdline = this->settings->findCommInCmdline;
+   bool stripExeFromCmdline = this->settings->stripExeFromCmdline;
+
+   /* lp->mergedCommand.str needs to be remade only if there is a change in its
+    * state consisting of the relevant settings and the three fields cmdline,
+    * comm and exe */
+   if (showMergedCommand == lp->mergedCommand.prevMergeSet && showProgramPath == lp->mergedCommand.prevPathSet &&
+       searchCommInCmdline == lp->mergedCommand.prevCommSet && stripExeFromCmdline == lp->mergedCommand.prevCmdlineSet &&
+       !lp->mergedCommand.cmdlineChanged && !lp->mergedCommand.commChanged && !lp->mergedCommand.exeChanged) {
+      return;
+   }
+
+   /* The field separtor "│" has been chosen such that it will not match any
+    * valid search string used for sorting or filtering */
+   const char *SEPARATOR = CRT_treeStr[TREE_STR_VERT];
+   const int SEPARATOR_LEN = strlen(SEPARATOR);
+
+   if (lp->mergedCommand.cmdlineChanged || lp->mergedCommand.commChanged || lp->mergedCommand.exeChanged) {
+      free(lp->mergedCommand.str);
+      /* Also accomodate two field separators and a NUL */
+      lp->mergedCommand.str = xMalloc(lp->mergedCommand.maxLen + 2*SEPARATOR_LEN + 1);
+   }
+
+   lp->mergedCommand.prevMergeSet = showMergedCommand;
+   lp->mergedCommand.prevPathSet = showProgramPath;
+   lp->mergedCommand.prevCommSet = searchCommInCmdline;
+   lp->mergedCommand.prevCmdlineSet = stripExeFromCmdline;
+   lp->mergedCommand.cmdlineChanged = false;
+   lp->mergedCommand.commChanged = false;
+   lp->mergedCommand.exeChanged = false;
+
+   char *str;
+   char *strStart = lp->mergedCommand.str;
+   const char *cmdline = this->comm;
+   const char *procExe = lp->procExe;
+   const char *procComm = lp->procComm;
+   int cmdlineBasenameOffset = lp->procCmdlineBasenameOffset;
+
+   if (!showMergedCommand || !procExe || !procComm) {    /* fall back to cmdline */
+      if (showProgramPath) {
+         (void) stpcpyWithNewlineConversion(strStart, cmdline);
+         lp->mergedCommand.baseStart = cmdlineBasenameOffset;
+         lp->mergedCommand.baseEnd = lp->procCmdlineBasenameEnd;
+      } else {
+         (void) stpcpyWithNewlineConversion(strStart, cmdline + cmdlineBasenameOffset);
+         lp->mergedCommand.baseStart = 0;
+         lp->mergedCommand.baseEnd = lp->procCmdlineBasenameEnd - cmdlineBasenameOffset;
+      }
+      lp->mergedCommand.commEnd = 0;
+      return;
+   }
+
+   int commStart = 0;
+   int commEnd = 0;
+   int exeBasenameOffset = lp->procExeBasenameOffset;
+   int exeLen = lp->procExeLen;
+   int exeBaseLen = exeLen - exeBasenameOffset;
+   bool commInCmdline = false;
+
+   /* Start with copying exe */
+   if (showProgramPath) {
+      str = stpcpy(strStart, procExe);
+      lp->mergedCommand.baseStart = exeBasenameOffset;
+      lp->mergedCommand.baseEnd = exeLen;
+   } else {
+      str = stpcpy(strStart, procExe + exeBasenameOffset);
+      lp->mergedCommand.baseStart = 0;
+      lp->mergedCommand.baseEnd = exeBaseLen;
+   }
+
+   /* Try to match procComm with procExe's basename: This is reliable (predictable) */
+   if (strncmp(procExe + exeBasenameOffset, procComm, TASK_COMM_LEN - 1) == 0) {
+      commStart = lp->mergedCommand.baseStart;
+      commEnd = lp->mergedCommand.baseEnd;
+   } else if (searchCommInCmdline) {
+      /* commStart/commEnd will be adjusted later along with cmdline */
+      commInCmdline = findCommInCmdline(procComm, cmdline, cmdlineBasenameOffset, &commStart, &commEnd);
+   }
+
+   int matchLen = matchCmdlinePrefixWithExeSuffix(cmdline, cmdlineBasenameOffset,
+                                                  procExe, exeBasenameOffset, exeBaseLen);
+   /* Note: commStart, commEnd are offsets into RichString. But the multibyte
+    * separator (with size SEPARATOR_LEN) has size 1 in RichString. The offset
+    * adjustments below reflect this. */
+   if (commEnd) {
+      if (matchLen) {   /* strip the matched exe prefix */
+         lp->mergedCommand.unmatchedExe = false;
+         cmdline += matchLen;
+         if (commInCmdline) {
+            commStart += str - strStart - matchLen;
+            commEnd += str - strStart - matchLen;
+         }
+      } else {   /* cmdline will be a separate field */
+         lp->mergedCommand.unmatchedExe = true;
+         str = stpcpy(str, SEPARATOR);
+         if (commInCmdline) {
+            commStart += str - strStart - SEPARATOR_LEN + 1;
+            commEnd += str - strStart - SEPARATOR_LEN + 1;
+         }
+      }
+      lp->mergedCommand.separateComm = false;  /* procComm merged */
+   } else {
+      str = stpcpy(str, SEPARATOR);
+      commStart = str - strStart - SEPARATOR_LEN  + 1;
+      str = stpcpy(str, procComm);
+      commEnd = str - strStart - SEPARATOR_LEN + 1;   /* or commStart + strlen(procComm) */
+      if (matchLen) {
+         lp->mergedCommand.unmatchedExe = false;
+         if (stripExeFromCmdline) {
+            cmdline += matchLen;
+         }
+      } else {
+         lp->mergedCommand.unmatchedExe = true;
+      }
+      if (*cmdline) {
+         str = stpcpy(str, SEPARATOR);
+      }
+      lp->mergedCommand.separateComm = true;  /* procComm a separate field */
+   }
+
+   /* Display cmdline if it hasn't been consumed by procExe */
+   if (*cmdline) {
+      (void) stpcpyWithNewlineConversion(str, cmdline);
+   }
+
+   lp->mergedCommand.commStart = commStart;
+   lp->mergedCommand.commEnd = commEnd;
+   return;
+}
+
+static void LinuxProcess_writeCommand(const Process* this, int attr, int baseattr, RichString* str) {
+   const LinuxProcess *lp = (const LinuxProcess *)this;
+   int strStart = RichString_size(str);
+   int baseStart = strStart + lp->mergedCommand.baseStart;
+   int baseEnd = strStart + lp->mergedCommand.baseEnd;
+   bool highlightBaseName = this->settings->highlightBaseName;
+
+   RichString_append(str, attr, lp->mergedCommand.str);
+
+   if (lp->mergedCommand.commEnd) {
+      int commStart = strStart + lp->mergedCommand.commStart;
+      int commEnd = strStart + lp->mergedCommand.commEnd;
+      int commAttr = CRT_colors[Process_isUserlandThread(this) ? PROCESS_THREAD_COMM : PROCESS_COMM];
+      if (lp->mergedCommand.separateComm) {
+         RichString_setAttrn(str, commAttr, commStart, commEnd - 1);
+         if (lp->mergedCommand.unmatchedExe) {
+            RichString_setAttrn(str, CRT_colors[FAILED_READ], commEnd, commEnd);
+         }
+      } else {
+         /* If it was matched with procExe's basename, make it bold if needed */
+         if (commStart == baseStart && highlightBaseName) {
+            if (commEnd > baseEnd) {
+               RichString_setAttrn(str, A_BOLD | commAttr, commStart, baseEnd - 1);
+               baseStart = baseEnd;
+               RichString_setAttrn(str, commAttr, baseStart, commEnd - 1);
+            } else {
+               RichString_setAttrn(str, A_BOLD | commAttr, commStart, commEnd - 1);
+               baseStart = commEnd;
+            }
+         } else {
+            RichString_setAttrn(str, commAttr, commStart, commEnd - 1);
+         }
+         if (lp->mergedCommand.unmatchedExe) {
+            RichString_setAttrn(str, CRT_colors[FAILED_READ], baseEnd, baseEnd);
+         }
+      }
+   }
+   if (baseStart < baseEnd && highlightBaseName) {
+      RichString_setAttrn(str, baseattr, baseStart, baseEnd - 1);
+   }
+}
+
+static void LinuxProcess_writeCommandField(const Process *this, RichString *str, char *buffer, int n, int attr) {
+   /* This code is from Process_writeField for COMM, but we invoke
+    * LinuxProcess_writeCommand to display
+    * /proc/pid/exe (or its basename)│/proc/pid/comm│/proc/pid/cmdline */
+   int baseattr = CRT_colors[PROCESS_BASENAME];
+   if (this->settings->highlightThreads && Process_isThread(this)) {
+      attr = CRT_colors[PROCESS_THREAD];
+      baseattr = CRT_colors[PROCESS_THREAD_BASENAME];
+   }
+   if (!this->settings->treeView || this->indent == 0) {
+      LinuxProcess_writeCommand(this, attr, baseattr, str);
+   } else {
+      char* buf = buffer;
+      int maxIndent = 0;
+      bool lastItem = (this->indent < 0);
+      int indent = (this->indent < 0 ? -this->indent : this->indent);
+      int vertLen = strlen(CRT_treeStr[TREE_STR_VERT]);
+
+      for (int i = 0; i < 32; i++) {
+         if (indent & (1U << i)) {
+            maxIndent = i+1;
+         }
+      }
+      for (int i = 0; i < maxIndent - 1; i++) {
+         if (indent & (1 << i)) {
+            if (buf - buffer + (vertLen + 3) > n) {
+               break;
+            }
+            buf = stpcpy(buf, CRT_treeStr[TREE_STR_VERT]);
+            buf = stpcpy(buf, "  ");
+         } else {
+            if (buf - buffer + 4 > n) {
+               break;
+            }
+            buf = stpcpy(buf, "   ");
+         }
+      }
+      n -= (buf - buffer);
+      const char* draw = CRT_treeStr[lastItem ? (this->settings->direction == 1 ? TREE_STR_BEND : TREE_STR_TEND) : TREE_STR_RTEE];
+      xSnprintf(buf, n, "%s%s ", draw, this->showChildren ? CRT_treeStr[TREE_STR_SHUT] : CRT_treeStr[TREE_STR_OPEN] );
+      RichString_append(str, CRT_colors[PROCESS_TREE], buffer);
+      LinuxProcess_writeCommand(this, attr, baseattr, str);
+   }
+   return;
+}
+
 static void LinuxProcess_writeField(const Process* this, RichString* str, ProcessField field) {
    const LinuxProcess* lp = (const LinuxProcess*) this;
    bool coloring = this->settings->highlightMegabytes;
@@ -289,6 +650,35 @@ static void LinuxProcess_writeField(const Process* this, RichString* str, Proces
       xSnprintf(buffer, n, "%5lu ", lp->ctxt_diff);
       break;
    case SECATTR: snprintf(buffer, n, "%-30s   ", lp->secattr ? lp->secattr : "?"); break;
+   case COMM: {
+      if ((Process_isUserlandThread(this) && this->settings->showThreadNames) || !lp->mergedCommand.str) {
+         Process_writeField(this, str, field);
+      } else {
+         LinuxProcess_writeCommandField(this, str, buffer, n, attr);
+      }
+      return;
+   }
+   case PROC_COMM: {
+      if (lp->procComm) {
+         attr = CRT_colors[Process_isUserlandThread(this) ? PROCESS_THREAD_COMM : PROCESS_COMM];
+         /* 15 being (TASK_COMM_LEN - 1) */
+         xSnprintf(buffer, n, "%-15.15s ", lp->procComm);
+      } else {
+         attr = CRT_colors[FAILED_READ];
+         xSnprintf(buffer, n, "%-15.15s ", Process_isKernelThread(lp) ? kthreadID : "?");
+      }
+      break;
+   }
+   case PROC_EXE: {
+      if (lp->procExe) {
+         attr = CRT_colors[Process_isUserlandThread(this) ? PROCESS_THREAD_BASENAME : PROCESS_BASENAME];
+         xSnprintf(buffer, n, "%-15.15s ", lp->procExe + lp->procExeBasenameOffset);
+      } else {
+         attr = CRT_colors[FAILED_READ];
+         xSnprintf(buffer, n, "%-15.15s ", Process_isKernelThread(lp) ? kthreadID : "?");
+      }
+      break;
+   }
    default:
       Process_writeField(this, str, field);
       return;
@@ -385,6 +775,16 @@ static long LinuxProcess_compare(const void* v1, const void* v2) {
       return SPACESHIP_NUMBER(p2->ctxt_diff, p1->ctxt_diff);
    case SECATTR:
       return SPACESHIP_NULLSTR(p1->secattr, p2->secattr);
+   case PROC_COMM: {
+      const char *comm1 = p1->procComm ? p1->procComm : (Process_isKernelThread(p1) ? kthreadID : "");
+      const char *comm2 = p2->procComm ? p2->procComm : (Process_isKernelThread(p2) ? kthreadID : "");
+      return strcmp(comm1, comm2);
+   }
+   case PROC_EXE: {
+      const char *exe1 = p1->procExe ? (p1->procExe + p1->procExeBasenameOffset) : (Process_isKernelThread(p1) ? kthreadID : "");
+      const char *exe2 = p2->procExe ? (p2->procExe + p2->procExeBasenameOffset) : (Process_isKernelThread(p2) ? kthreadID : "");
+      return strcmp(exe1, exe2);
+   }
    default:
       return Process_compare(v1, v2);
    }
@@ -401,5 +801,6 @@ const ProcessClass LinuxProcess_class = {
       .delete = Process_delete,
       .compare = LinuxProcess_compare
    },
-   .writeField = LinuxProcess_writeField
+   .writeField = LinuxProcess_writeField,
+   .getCommandStr = LinuxProcess_getCommandStr
 };

linux/LinuxProcess.h

@@ -95,11 +95,42 @@ typedef enum LinuxProcessFields {
    M_PSSWP = 121,
    CTXT = 122,
    SECATTR = 123,
-   LAST_PROCESSFIELD = 124,
+   PROC_COMM = 124,
+   PROC_EXE = 125,
+   LAST_PROCESSFIELD = 126,
 } LinuxProcessField;
 
+/* LinuxProcessMergedCommand is populated by LinuxProcess_makeCommandStr: It
+ * contains the merged Command string, and the information needed by
+ * LinuxProcess_writeCommand to color the string. str will be NULL for kernel
+ * threads and zombies */
+typedef struct LinuxProcessMergedCommand_ {
+   char *str;           /* merged Command string */
+   int maxLen;          /* maximum expected length of Command string */
+   int baseStart;       /* basename's start offset */
+   int baseEnd;         /* basename's end offset */
+   int commStart;       /* comm's start offset */
+   int commEnd;         /* comm's end offset */
+   bool separateComm;   /* whether comm is a separate field */
+   bool unmatchedExe;   /* whether exe matched with cmdline */
+   bool cmdlineChanged; /* whether cmdline changed */
+   bool exeChanged;     /* whether exe changed */
+   bool commChanged;    /* whether comm changed */
+   bool prevMergeSet;   /* whether showMergedCommand was set */
+   bool prevPathSet;    /* whether showProgramPath was set */
+   bool prevCommSet;    /* whether findCommInCmdline was set */
+   bool prevCmdlineSet; /* whether findCommInCmdline was set */
+} LinuxProcessMergedCommand;
+
 typedef struct LinuxProcess_ {
    Process super;
+   char *procComm;
+   char *procExe;
+   int procExeLen;
+   int procExeBasenameOffset;
+   int procCmdlineBasenameOffset;
+   int procCmdlineBasenameEnd;
+   LinuxProcessMergedCommand mergedCommand;
    bool isKernelThread;
    IOPriority ioPriority;
    unsigned long int cminflt;
@@ -177,6 +208,10 @@ IOPriority LinuxProcess_updateIOPriority(LinuxProcess* this);
 
 bool LinuxProcess_setIOPriority(Process* this, Arg ioprio);
 
+/* This function constructs the string that is displayed by
+ * LinuxProcess_writeCommand and also returned by LinuxProcess_getCommandStr */
+void LinuxProcess_makeCommandStr(Process *this);
+
 bool Process_isThread(const Process* this);
 
 #endif

linux/LinuxProcessList.c

@@ -875,6 +875,7 @@ static void setCommand(Process* process, const char* command, int len) {
 }
 
 static bool LinuxProcessList_readCmdlineFile(Process* process, const char* dirname, const char* name) {
+   LinuxProcess *lp = (LinuxProcess *)process;
    char filename[MAX_NAME + 1];
    xSnprintf(filename, MAX_NAME, "%s/%s/cmdline", dirname, name);
    int fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY);
@@ -885,6 +886,7 @@ static bool LinuxProcessList_readCmdlineFile(Process* process, const char* dirna
    int amtRead = xread(fd, command, sizeof(command) - 1);
    close(fd);
    int tokenEnd = 0;
+   int tokenStart = 0;
    int lastChar = 0;
    if (amtRead == 0) {
       if (process->state == 'Z') {
@@ -897,12 +899,23 @@ static bool LinuxProcessList_readCmdlineFile(Process* process, const char* dirna
       return false;
    }
    for (int i = 0; i < amtRead; i++) {
-      if (command[i] == '\0' || command[i] == '\n') {
+      /* newline used as delimiter - when forming the mergedCommand, newline is
+       * converted to space by LinuxProcess_makeCommandStr */
+      if (command[i] == '\0') {
+         command[i] = '\n';
+      }
+
+      if (command[i] == '\n') {
          if (tokenEnd == 0) {
             tokenEnd = i;
          }
-         command[i] = ' ';
       } else {
+         /* htop considers the next character after the last / that is before
+          * basenameOffset, as the start of the basename in cmdline - see
+          * Process_writeCommand */
+         if (!tokenEnd && command[i] == '/') {
+            tokenStart = i + 1;
+         }
          lastChar = i;
       }
    }
@@ -910,8 +923,55 @@ static bool LinuxProcessList_readCmdlineFile(Process* process, const char* dirna
       tokenEnd = amtRead;
    }
    command[lastChar + 1] = '\0';
-   process->basenameOffset = tokenEnd;
+   lp->mergedCommand.maxLen = lastChar + 1;  /* accomodate cmdline */
-   setCommand(process, command, lastChar + 1);
+   if (!process->comm || strcmp(command, process->comm)) {
+      process->basenameOffset = tokenEnd;
+      setCommand(process, command, lastChar + 1);
+      lp->procCmdlineBasenameOffset = tokenStart;
+      lp->procCmdlineBasenameEnd = tokenEnd;
+      lp->mergedCommand.cmdlineChanged = true;
+   }
+
+   /* /proc/[pid]/comm could change, so should be udpated */
+   xSnprintf(filename, MAX_NAME, "%s/%s/comm", dirname, name);
+   if ((fd = open(filename, O_RDONLY)) != -1 &&
+       (amtRead = xread(fd, command, sizeof(command) - 1)) > 0) {
+      close(fd);
+      command[amtRead - 1] = 0;
+      lp->mergedCommand.maxLen += amtRead - 1;  /* accomodate comm */
+      if (!lp->procComm || strcmp(command, lp->procComm)) {
+         free(lp->procComm);
+         lp->procComm = xStrdup(command);
+         lp->mergedCommand.commChanged = true;
+      }
+   } else if (lp->procComm) {
+      free(lp->procComm);
+      lp->procComm = NULL;
+      lp->mergedCommand.commChanged = true;
+   }
+
+   /* execve could change /proc/[pid]/exe, so procExe should be udpated */
+   xSnprintf(command, sizeof(command), "%s/%s/exe", dirname, name);
+   if ((amtRead = readlink(command, filename, sizeof(filename) - 1)) > 0) {
+      filename[amtRead] = 0;
+      lp->mergedCommand.maxLen += amtRead;  /* accomodate exe */
+      if (!lp->procExe || strcmp(filename, lp->procExe)) {
+         free(lp->procExe);
+         lp->procExe = xStrdup(filename);
+         lp->procExeLen = amtRead;
+         /* exe is guaranteed to contain at least one /, but validate anyway */
+         while (amtRead && filename[--amtRead] != '/')
+            ;
+         lp->procExeBasenameOffset = amtRead + 1;
+         lp->mergedCommand.exeChanged = true;
+      }
+   } else if (lp->procExe) {
+      free(lp->procExe);
+      lp->procExe = NULL;
+      lp->procExeLen = 0;
+      lp->procExeBasenameOffset = 0;
+      lp->mergedCommand.exeChanged = true;
+   }
 
    return true;
 }
@@ -1121,6 +1181,15 @@ static bool LinuxProcessList_recurseProcTree(LinuxProcessList* this, const char*
             }
          }
       }
+      /* (Re)Generate the Command string, but only if the process is:
+       * - not a kernel thread, and
+       * - not a zombie or it became zombie under htop's watch, and
+       * - not a user thread or if showThreadNames is not set */
+      if (!Process_isKernelThread(proc) &&
+          (proc->state != 'Z' || lp->mergedCommand.str) &&
+          (!Process_isUserlandThread(proc) || !settings->showThreadNames)) {
+         LinuxProcess_makeCommandStr(proc);
+      }
 
       #ifdef HAVE_DELAYACCT
       LinuxProcessList_readDelayAcctData(this, lp);