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@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@ +.TH "htop" "1" "0.6" "Bartosz Fenski <fenio@o2.pl>" "Utils" +.SH "NAME" +htop \- interactive process viewer +.SH "SYNTAX" +.LP +.B htop +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.LP +This program is a free (GPL) ncurses-based process viewer. +.LP +It is similar to top, but allows to scroll the list vertically and +horizontally to see all processes and their full command lines. +.LP +Tasks related to processes (killing, renicing) can be done without +entering their PIDs. +.br +.SH "INTERACTIVE COMMANDS" +.LP +The following commands are supported: +.LP +.TP 5 +.B Arrows, PgUP, PgDn, Home, End +Scroll process list. +.TP +.B Space +"Tag": mark a process. Commands that can operate on multiple processes, +like "kill", will then apply over the list of tagged processes, instead +of the currently highlighted one. +.TP +.B U +"Untag" all processes (remove all tags added with the Space key). +.TP +.B s +Trace process system calls: if strace(1) is installed, pressing this key +will attach it to the currently selected process, presenting a live +update of system calls issued by the process. +.TP +.B F1, h +Help screen +.TP +.B F2, S +Setup screen. There you can configure meters displayed on the top side +of the screen, as well as set various display options, choose among +color schemes and select the layout of the displayed columns. +.TP +.B F3, / +Incremental process search: type in part of a process command line and +the selection highlight will be moved to it. While in search mode, +pressing this key will cycle through matching occurrences. +.TP +.B F4, I +Invert sort order: if sort order is increasing, switch to decreasing, +and vice-versa. +.TP +.B F5, t +Tree view: organize processes by parenthood, and layout the relations +between them as a tree. Toggling the key will switch between tree and +your previously selected sort view. Selecting a sort view will exit +tree view. +.TP +.B F6, > +Select field for sorting. The sort field is indicated by a +highlight in the header. +.TP +.B F7, ], - +Increase selected process priority (subtract from 'nice' value). +This can be done by the superuser only. +.TP +.B F8, [, + +Decrease selected process priority (add to 'nice' value) +.TP +.B F9, k +"Kill" process: sends a signal which is selected in a menu, to one or a group +of processes. If processes were tagged, sends the signal to all tagged processes. +If none is tagged, sends to the currently selected process. +.TP +.B F10, q +Quit +.TP +.B u +Show only processes owned by a specified user. +.TP +.B M +Sort by memory usage (top compatibility key). +.TP +.B P +Sort by processor usage (top compatibility key). +.TP +.B T +Sort by time (top compatibility key). +.TP +.B F +"Follow" process: if the sort order causes the currently selected process +to move in the list, make the selection bar follow it. This is useful for +monitoring a process: this way, you can keep a process always visible on +screen. When a movement key is used, "follow" loses effect. +.TP +.B K +Hide kernel threads: prevent the threads belonging the kernel to be +displayed in the process list. (This is a toggle key.) +.TP +.B H +Hide user threads: on systems that represent them differently than ordinary +processes (such as recent NPTL-based systems), this can hide threads from +userspace processes in the process list. (This is a toggle key.) +.TP +.B Ctrl-L +Refresh: redraw screen and recalculate values. +.TP +.B Numbers +PID search: type in process ID and the selection highlight will be moved to it. +.PD + +.SH "AUTHORS" +.LP +htop is developed by Hisham Muhammad <lode@gobolinux.org>. +.br +This man page was written by Bartosz Fenski <fenio@o2.pl> for the +Debian GNU/Linux distribution (but it may be used by others), and +updated by Hisham Muhammad. |