Htop Launch, Install, and Startup Flags/Run inside a container shell

Inspect processes visible inside the current container namespace.

Section: Startup modes

Run inside a container shell

bash
bash
docker exec -it my-container htop
Explanation

Useful when htop is installed in the container image.

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Install on Debian or Ubuntu
Install htop from APT repositories.