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htop is an interactive terminal process viewer that shows resource usage and a sortable process list, with tree views and process actions that help administrators inspect running programs and investigate load from local or remote shells.
Administrators investigating live process activity
Limited historical context. Process actions depend on user privileges.
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The listed htop software is available without a license fee under GPL-2.0-or-later. Included capabilities cover process list, tree view, resource meters. Free terminal application; persistent monitoring and alerting are separate.
Free terminal application; persistent monitoring and alerting are separate.
Free terminal application; persistent monitoring and alerting are separate.
Convenient interactive process inspection
Useful through SSH connections
Limited historical context
Process actions depend on user privileges
htop is a useful option for administrators investigating live process activity. Sort processes by the resource connected to the problem and use the tree view to understand parent-child relationships. Start with a small, representative task so you can check the results before extending the setup.
Inspect a process before changing its priority or terminating it, and collect additional logs when the problem is intermittent. Consider the practical trade-off: limited historical context.
The listed htop software is available without a license fee under GPL-2.0-or-later. Included capabilities cover process list, tree view, resource meters. Free terminal application; persistent monitoring and alerting are separate.
Yes. Its tree view groups processes by parent-child relationships.
No. It focuses on interactive inspection of current processes and resource use.
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