The Linux top command has been around since 1984, helping Linux admins gauge system performance and note which processes are using the most system resources. Since that time, a number of other ...

It seems like top should be able to do more, which is why I’m always on the lookout for a replacement of that command. On the desktop, there’s GNOME System Monitor, which is a well-designed ...

Linux offers command-line tools for monitoring processes—most notably top and its more user-friendly version, htop. When you run htop , you get a dynamic, real-time view of your system's ...

Most Linux users are quite familiar with the process viewer command top and there's a reason for that—it does what it does very well. There is, however, an alternative that improves on top both ...

You will need to understand how to manipulate and manage these programs to be a successful Linux user. top (Display running processes) The first command you need to know when it comes to these ...

That said, here are the six Linux commands that are almost guaranteed to be run daily from my keyboard. 1. top I always like to know what's going on under the hood, especially if I feel as if ...

The apropos command on Linux identifies commands that relate to the particular terms that you are asking about – such as files, lists, disks, dates users, accounts, file systems, and a huge pile ...

I believe fear of the command line is one of the top mistakes newcomers to Linux sometimes make. For that reason, let’s look at some of the main commands any Linux user should know.