Section: Install and start

Launch htop

bash
bash
htop
Explanation

Shows CPU, memory, and process information in an interactive full-screen UI.

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Sort by a specific column on startup
Pick an initial sort key from the shell.
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Install on Debian or Ubuntu
Install htop from APT repositories.
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Install on RHEL, CentOS Stream, Fedora
Install htop with dnf.
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Install on Arch Linux
Install htop with pacman.
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Set update delay in tenths of a second
Control refresh cadence from the command line.
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Show only selected PIDs
Restrict the list to one or more specific processes.
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