htop - an interactive process viewer
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Hisham Muhammad c18309466d Pre-reset 'show' for process.
This simplifies the protocol between the platform-independent
and platform-specific parts. The platform-specific parts
were supposed to re-determine the value of process->show
on each iteration, and the Darwin subsystem wasn't doing that.
Instead of adding the code to the Darwin part, I lifted the
burden of the OS-specific of resetting process->show: now
they can choose to hide a process if they want to (e.g.
detecting kernel threads) but are not required to
(e.g. on Darwin where we're not listing threads separately (yet?)).
Fixes tree view collapsing/expanding on OSX. Closes #416.
2016-02-18 14:32:49 -02:00
darwin Fix tree organization on OSX. 2016-02-18 14:14:45 -02:00
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AUTHORS Initial import. 2006-03-04 18:16:49 +00:00
Action.c Typo in the word "priority" 2016-02-17 13:44:07 +11:00
Action.h 'e' displays environment of current process 2015-12-02 23:26:00 +01:00
Affinity.c Portable affinity using hwloc 2016-02-14 19:57:29 -02:00
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AvailableColumnsPanel.c Do not trust isalpha(c) for values > 255. 2015-03-23 18:14:35 -03:00
AvailableColumnsPanel.h Sorry about the mega-patch. 2015-01-21 23:27:31 -02:00
AvailableMetersPanel.c Improve feedback when moving meters. 2015-08-27 19:14:13 -03:00
AvailableMetersPanel.h Sorry about the mega-patch. 2015-01-21 23:27:31 -02:00
BatteryMeter.c Rename String to StringUtils. 2015-08-19 13:45:20 -03:00
BatteryMeter.h Move platform-dependent parts of Linux battery meter. 2014-11-27 21:04:57 -02:00
COPYING Resolve license incompatibility issues, 2010-02-24 21:13:45 +00:00
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CPUMeter.h Calculate CPU averages on Darwin (See #295). 2015-10-23 13:46:21 -02:00
CRT.c gcc warning cleanups. 2015-10-05 11:27:44 -03:00
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CategoriesPanel.c handle clicks on panel header line 2015-03-24 23:12:43 -03:00
CategoriesPanel.h Sorry about the mega-patch. 2015-01-21 23:27:31 -02:00
ChangeLog Final touches to ChangeLog 2016-02-10 18:48:39 -02:00
CheckItem.c Avoid future confusions with how default values are set. 2015-08-12 17:29:32 -03:00
CheckItem.h Avoid future confusions with how default values are set. 2015-08-12 17:29:32 -03:00
ClockMeter.c get a useful tolal for clock meter 2015-08-28 10:15:00 +02:00
ClockMeter.h Changes in object model: separate class objects to store vtable. Also, nicer UTF-8 display of big numbers. 2012-12-05 15:12:20 +00:00
ColorsPanel.c Check for failure in allocations. 2016-02-02 15:53:02 +01:00
ColorsPanel.h Make the implementation of color schemes declarative. 2015-02-03 22:30:05 +01:00
ColumnsPanel.c Check for failure in allocations. 2016-02-02 15:53:02 +01:00
ColumnsPanel.h Sorry about the mega-patch. 2015-01-21 23:27:31 -02:00
DisplayOptionsPanel.c Try to make threads less confusing. 2016-02-02 16:39:08 +01:00
DisplayOptionsPanel.h Changes in object model: separate class objects to store vtable. Also, nicer UTF-8 display of big numbers. 2012-12-05 15:12:20 +00:00
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EnvScreen.h refactor *Screen classes, add InfoScreen superclass 2016-01-12 06:00:58 -02:00
FunctionBar.c Check for failure in allocations. 2016-02-02 15:53:02 +01:00
FunctionBar.h Simplify constructors. 2015-03-23 19:24:34 -03:00
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Hashtable.h major header cleanup 2011-12-26 21:35:57 +00:00
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Header.h Fix saving of header states, motion in Setup screen. 2015-03-16 23:01:21 -03:00
HostnameMeter.c BUGFIX: Fix crash when adding meters and toggling detailed CPU time. 2014-01-16 01:40:47 -02:00
HostnameMeter.h Changes in object model: separate class objects to store vtable. Also, nicer UTF-8 display of big numbers. 2012-12-05 15:12:20 +00:00
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LoadAverageMeter.c Array entries have been oddly flipped here for years. 2015-11-23 03:46:43 -02:00
LoadAverageMeter.h Changes in object model: separate class objects to store vtable. Also, nicer UTF-8 display of big numbers. 2012-12-05 15:12:20 +00:00
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MainPanel.h incremental search and filter reintegrated! 2015-03-23 17:04:53 -03:00
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MemoryMeter.c use dynamic units for text display 2015-08-27 06:13:27 +02:00
MemoryMeter.h Changes in object model: separate class objects to store vtable. Also, nicer UTF-8 display of big numbers. 2012-12-05 15:12:20 +00:00
Meter.c Avoid crash on huge screens. 2016-02-02 23:20:11 +00:00
Meter.h New macro GRAPH_HEIGHT for Graph Meter height 2016-01-21 10:11:54 +08:00
MetersPanel.c Fix crash when emptying column. Closes #381. 2016-02-12 23:33:53 -02:00
MetersPanel.h Improve feedback when moving meters. 2015-08-27 19:14:13 -03:00
NEWS cleanup old stuff 2011-11-21 02:58:34 +00:00
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Panel.h Visual tweaks: change color when following, add Broken Gray theme. 2015-04-09 15:17:20 -03:00
Process.c Support -1 as tpgid 2016-02-10 18:48:04 -02:00
Process.h Reuse comm object if possible, avoid useless repetitions of free+strdup. 2016-02-02 15:56:52 +01:00
ProcessList.c Pre-reset 'show' for process. 2016-02-18 14:32:49 -02:00
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ScreenManager.c Check for failure in allocations. 2016-02-02 15:53:02 +01:00
ScreenManager.h Move FunctionBar inside Panel 2015-03-23 15:26:56 -03:00
Settings.c Initialize default meter modes properly. 2016-02-02 16:15:07 +01:00
Settings.h Merge pull request #148 from nckx/display-basename 2015-08-12 17:16:50 -03:00
SignalsPanel.c Fix build in FreeBSD, and make sure SIGTERM is always the default. 2015-10-06 12:50:31 -03:00
SignalsPanel.h Changes in object model: separate class objects to store vtable. Also, nicer UTF-8 display of big numbers. 2012-12-05 15:12:20 +00:00
StringUtils.c Check for failure in allocations. 2016-02-02 15:53:02 +01:00
StringUtils.h Fix comment. 2015-08-19 13:58:29 -03:00
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TasksMeter.c Major advances in FreeBSD port. 2015-03-16 23:02:03 -03:00
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UptimeMeter.c Make UptimeMeter cross-platform again. 2014-11-27 19:41:14 -02:00
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UsersTable.h major header cleanup 2011-12-26 21:35:57 +00:00
Vector.c Check for failure in allocations. 2016-02-02 15:53:02 +01:00
Vector.h Changes in object model: separate class objects to store vtable. Also, nicer UTF-8 display of big numbers. 2012-12-05 15:12:20 +00:00
XAlloc.c Shorten the code using the err() function. 2016-02-03 12:42:25 +00:00
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htop

by Hisham Muhammad hisham@gobolinux.org (2004 - 2016)

Introduction

This is htop, an interactive process viewer. It requires ncurses. It is developed primarily on Linux, but we also have code for running under FreeBSD and Mac OS X (help and testing are wanted for these platforms!)

This software has evolved considerably over the years, and is reasonably complete, but there is always room for improvement.

Comparison between htop and classic top

  • In htop you can scroll the list vertically and horizontally to see all processes and full command lines.
  • In top you are subject to a delay for each unassigned key you press (especially annoying when multi-key escape sequences are triggered by accident).
  • htop starts faster (top seems to collect data for a while before displaying anything).
  • In htop you don't need to type the process number to kill a process, in top you do.
  • In htop you don't need to type the process number or the priority value to renice a process, in top you do.
  • In htop you can kill multiple processes at once.
  • top is older, hence, more tested.

Compilation instructions

This program is distributed as a standard autotools-based package. See the INSTALL file for detailed instructions.

When compiling from a release tarball, run:

./configure && make

For compiling sources downloaded from the Git repository, run:

./autogen.sh && ./configure && make

By default make install will install into /usr/local, for changing the path use ./configure --prefix=/some/path.

See the manual page (man htop) or the on-line help ('F1' or 'h' inside htop) for a list of supported key commands.

If not all keys work check your curses configuration.

License

GNU General Public License, version 2 (GPL-2.0)