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@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@ -# [](https://htop.dev) +# [](https://htop.dev) [](https://github.com/htop-dev/htop/actions) [](https://scan.coverity.com/projects/21665) [](https://groups.io/g/htop) -[](https://webchat.freenode.net/#htop) -[](https://github.com/htop-dev/htop/releases/latest) -[](https://bintray.com/htop/source/htop/_latestVersion) +[](https://web.libera.chat/#htop) +[](https://github.com/htop-dev/htop/releases/latest) +[](https://repology.org/project/htop/versions) +[](COPYING?raw=true)  @@ -14,54 +15,160 @@ `htop` is a cross-platform interactive process viewer. `htop` allows scrolling the list of processes vertically and horizontally to see their full command lines and related information like memory and CPU consumption. +Also system wide information, like load average or swap usage, is shown. The information displayed is configurable through a graphical setup and can be sorted and filtered interactively. Tasks related to processes (e.g. killing and renicing) can be done without entering their PIDs. -Running `htop` requires `ncurses` libraries (typically named libncursesw*). +Running `htop` requires `ncurses` libraries, typically named libncurses(w). -For more information and details on how to contribute to `htop` visit [htop.dev](https://htop.dev). +`htop` is written in C. -## Build instructions - -This program is distributed as a standard GNU autotools-based package. +For more information and details visit [htop.dev](https://htop.dev). -Compiling `htop` requires the header files for `ncurses` (libncursesw*-dev). Install these and other required packages for C development from your package manager. - -Then, when compiling from a [release tarball](https://bintray.com/htop/source/htop), run: +## Build instructions +### Prerequisite +List of build-time dependencies: + * standard GNU autotools-based C toolchain + - C99 compliant compiler + - `autoconf` + - `autotools` + * `ncurses` + +**Note about `ncurses`:** +> `htop` requires `ncurses` 6.0. Be aware the appropriate package is sometimes still called libncurses5 (on Debian/Ubuntu). Also `ncurses` usually comes in two flavours: +>* With Unicode support. +>* Without Unicode support. +> +> This is also something that is reflected in the package name on Debian/Ubuntu (via the additional 'w' - 'w'ide character support). + +List of additional build-time dependencies (based on feature flags): +* `sensors` +* `hwloc` +* `libcap` +* `libnl-3` + +Install these and other required packages for C development from your package manager. + +**Debian/Ubuntu** ~~~ shell -./configure && make +sudo apt install libncursesw5-dev autotools-dev autoconf build-essential ~~~ -Alternatively, for compiling sources downloaded from the Git repository (`git clone` or downloads from [Github releases](https://github.com/htop-dev/htop/releases/)), -install the header files for `ncurses` (libncursesw*-dev) and other required development packages from your distribution's package manager. Then run: +**Fedora/RHEL** +~~~ shell +sudo dnf install ncurses-devel automake autoconf gcc +~~~ +### Compile from source: +To compile from source, download from the Git repository (`git clone` or downloads from [GitHub releases](https://github.com/htop-dev/htop/releases/)), then run: ~~~ shell ./autogen.sh && ./configure && make ~~~ -By default `make install` will install into `/usr/local`, for changing the path use `./configure --prefix=/some/path`. - -See the manual page (`man htop`) or the on-line help ('F1' or 'h' inside `htop`) for a list of supported key commands. +### Install +To install on the local system run `make install`. By default `make install` installs into `/usr/local`. To change this path use `./configure --prefix=/some/path`. + +### Build Options + +`htop` has several build-time options to enable/disable additional features. + +#### Generic + + * `--enable-unicode`: + enable Unicode support + - dependency: *libncursesw* + - default: *yes* + * `--enable-affinity`: + enable `sched_setaffinity(2)` and `sched_getaffinity(2)` for affinity support; conflicts with hwloc + - default: *check* + * `--enable-hwloc`: + enable hwloc support for CPU affinity; disables affinity support + - dependency: *libhwloc* + - default: *no* + * `--enable-static`: + build a static htop binary; hwloc and delay accounting are not supported + - default: *no* + * `--enable-debug`: + Enable asserts and internal sanity checks; implies a performance penalty + - default: *no* + +#### Performance Co-Pilot + + * `--enable-pcp`: + enable Performance Co-Pilot support via a new pcp-htop utility + - dependency: *libpcp* + - default: *no* + +#### Linux + + * `--enable-sensors`: + enable libsensors(3) support for reading temperature data + - dependencies: *libsensors-dev*(build-time), at runtime *libsensors* is loaded via `dlopen(3)` if available + - default: *check* + * `--enable-capabilities`: + enable Linux capabilities support + - dependency: *libcap* + - default: *check* + * `--with-proc`: + location of a Linux-compatible proc filesystem + - default: */proc* + * `--enable-openvz`: + enable OpenVZ support + - default: *no* + * `--enable-vserver`: + enable VServer support + - default: *no* + * `--enable-ancient-vserver`: + enable ancient VServer support (implies `--enable-vserver`) + - default: *no* + * `--enable-delayacct`: + enable Linux delay accounting support + - dependencies: *pkg-config*(build-time), *libnl-3* and *libnl-genl-3* + - default: *check* + + +## Runtime dependencies: +`htop` has a set of fixed minimum runtime dependencies, which is kept as minimal as possible: +* `ncurses` libraries for terminal handling (wide character support). + +### Runtime optional dependencies: +`htop` has a set of fixed optional dependencies, depending on build/configure option used: + +#### Linux +* `libdl`, if not building a static binary, is always required when support for optional dependencies (i.e. `libsensors`, `libsystemd`) is present. +* `libcap`, user-space interfaces to POSIX 1003.1e capabilities, is always required when `--enable-capabilities` was used to configure `htop`. +* `libsensors`, readout of temperatures and CPU speeds, is optional even when `--enable-sensors` was used to configure `htop`. +* `libsystemd` is optional when `--enable-static` was not used to configure `htop`. If building statically and `libsystemd` is not found by `configure`, support for the systemd meter is disabled entirely. + +`htop` checks for the availability of the actual runtime libraries as `htop` runs. + +#### BSD +On most BSD systems `kvm` is a requirement to read kernel information. + +More information on required and optional dependencies can be found in [configure.ac](configure.ac). + +## Usage +See the manual page (`man htop`) or the help menu (**F1** or **h** inside `htop`) for a list of supported key commands. ## Support -If you have trouble running `htop` please consult your Operating System / Linux distribution documentation for getting support and filing bugs. +If you have trouble running `htop` please consult your operating system / Linux distribution documentation for getting support and filing bugs. ## Bugs, development feedback -We have a [development mailing list](https://htop.dev/mailinglist.html). Feel free to subscribe for release announcements or asking questions on the development of htop. +We have a [development mailing list](https://htop.dev/mailinglist.html). Feel free to subscribe for release announcements or asking questions on the development of `htop`. -You can also join our IRC channel #htop on freenode and talk to the developers there. +You can also join our IRC channel [#htop on Libera.Chat](https://web.libera.chat/#htop) and talk to the developers there. -If you have found an issue with the source of htop, please check whether this has already been reported in our [Github issue tracker](https://github.com/htop-dev/htop/issues). -If not, please file a new issue describing the problem you have found, the location in the source code you are referring to and a possible fix. +If you have found an issue within the source of `htop`, please check whether this has already been reported in our [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/htop-dev/htop/issues). +If not, please file a new issue describing the problem you have found, the potential location in the source code you are referring to and a possible fix if available. ## History -`htop` was invented, developed and maintained by Hisham Muhammad from 2004 to 2019. His [legacy repository](https://github.com/hishamhm/htop/) has been archived to preserve the history. +`htop` was invented, developed and maintained by [Hisham Muhammad](https://hisham.hm/) from 2004 to 2019. His [legacy repository](https://github.com/hishamhm/htop/) has been archived to preserve the history. In 2020 a [team](https://github.com/orgs/htop-dev/people) took over the development amicably and continues to maintain `htop` collaboratively. |