From d3c9975943df58e293359b87905d19ff1fd52061 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Lange Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 13:00:15 +0200 Subject: Imported Upstream version 0.5 --- README | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d0fbe48 --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ + +htop +by Hisham Muhammad + +May-Aug, 2004. + +Introduction +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +This is htop, an interactive process viewer for Linux. +It requires ncurses. Tested with Linux 2.4 and 2.6. + +This software has evolved considerably during the last months, +and is reasonably complete, but there is still room for +improvement. Read the TODO file to see what's known to be missing. + +Comparison between 'htop' and 'top' +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + + * In 'htop' you can scroll the list vertically and horizontally + to see all processes and full command lines. + * In 'top' you are subject to a delay for each unassigned + key you press (especially annoying when multi-key escape + sequences are triggered by accident). + * 'htop' starts faster ('top' seems to collect data for a while + before displaying anything). + * In 'htop' you don't need to type the process number to + kill a process, in 'top' you do. + * In 'htop' you don't need to type the process number or + the priority value to renice a process, in 'top' you do. + * In 'htop' you can kill multiple processes at once. + * 'top' is older, hence, more tested. + +Compilation instructions +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +This program is distributed as a standard autotools-based package. +See the INSTALL file for detailed instructions, but you are +probably used to the common "configure/make/make install" routine. + +Keys +~~~~ + +Arrows, +[PgUp], [PgDn], +[Home], [End] - scroll process list +[F1], [h] - help screen +[F2], [S] - setup: configure header meters +[F3], [/] - incremental process search: type process name +[F4], [I] - invert sort order +[F5], [<] - select sorting by previous field +[F6], [>] - select sorting by next field +[F7], []] - increase process priority (superuser only) +[F8], [[] - decrease process priority +[F9], [k] - kill process (all tagged ones, or the current, if none is tagged) +[F10],[q] - quit +[F] - highlight follows process +[M] - sort by memory usage +[P] - sort by processor usage +[C] - select columns +[space] +[Ctrl+L] - refresh screen + +if not all keys work check your curses configuration. -- cgit v1.2.3