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# htop
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> Display dynamic real-time information about running processes.
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> An enhanced version of `top`.
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> See also: `top`, `atop`, `glances`, `btop`, `btm`.
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> More information: <https://manned.org/htop>.
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- Start `htop`:
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`htop`
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- Start `htop` displaying processes owned by a specific user:
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`htop {{[-u|--user]}} {{username}}`
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- Display processes hierarchically in a tree view to show the parent-child relationships:
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`htop {{[-t|--tree]}}`
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- Sort processes by a specified `sort_item` (use `htop --sort help` for available options):
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`htop {{[-s|--sort]}} {{sort_item}}`
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- Start `htop` with the specified delay between updates, in tenths of a second (i.e. 50 = 5 seconds):
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`htop {{[-d|--delay]}} {{50}}`
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- Disable all system and process changing features:
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`htop --readonly`
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- See interactive commands while running `htop`:
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`{{<F1>|<?>}}`
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- Switch to a different tab:
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`<Tab>`
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