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author | Benny Baumann <BenBE@geshi.org> | 2020-12-19 16:58:13 +0100 |
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committer | BenBE <BenBE@geshi.org> | 2021-05-23 09:30:36 +0200 |
commit | 771a1be316d9aea91bec22c32288fe7b9d88d15c (patch) | |
tree | 665f5b13a3a855144db33aba7a6acf1b2f409266 /htop.1.in | |
parent | 51ecc62d92d78d8ac5a3367e0ca8f4865880319d (diff) |
Update documentation for basename coloring of cmdline/exe columns
Diffstat (limited to 'htop.1.in')
-rw-r--r-- | htop.1.in | 16 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
@@ -254,10 +254,14 @@ shown in main screen, it is shown below in parenthesis. .TP 5 .B Command -The full command line of the process (i.e. program name and arguments). If the -option 'Merge exe, comm and cmdline in Command' (toggled by the 'm' key) is set, -and if readable, the executable path (/proc/[pid]/exe) and the command name -(/proc/[pid]/comm) are also shown merged with the command line. +The full command line of the process (i.e. program name and arguments). + +If the option 'Merge exe, comm and cmdline in Command' (toggled by the 'm' key) +is active, the executable path (/proc/[pid]/exe) and the command name +(/proc/[pid]/comm) are also shown merged with the command line, if available. + +The program basename is highlighted if set in the configuration. Additional +highlighting can be configured for stale executables (cf. Exe column below). .TP .B Comm The command name of the process obtained from /proc/[pid]/comm, if readable. @@ -266,6 +270,10 @@ The command name of the process obtained from /proc/[pid]/comm, if readable. The abbreviated basename of the executable of the process, obtained from /proc/[pid]/exe, if readable. htop is able to read this file on linux for ALL the processes only if it has the capability CAP_SYS_PTRACE or root privileges. + +The basename is marked in red if the executable used to run the process has +been replaced or deleted on disk since the process started. This additional +markup can be configured. .TP .B PID The process ID. |