htop do?interactive process and resource viewer (a friendlier `top`).
▸ Explain your own htop command →$ htop
$ htop -u postgres
$ htop -t
| -d | delay between updates, in tenths of a second |
| -u | show only processes owned by the given user |
| -p | monitor only the given PIDs (comma-separated) |
| -s | sort by the given column on startup |
| -t | start in tree view |
| -C | use a monochrome (no-color) scheme |
| -H | hide user threads |
| --tree | show processes as a parent/child tree |
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