From d6231bab89d634da5564491196b7c478db038505 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hisham Muhammad Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 18:16:49 +0000 Subject: Initial import. --- README | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 48 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5ec97c29 --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ + +htop +by Hisham Muhammad + +May, 2004 - February, 2006 + +Introduction +~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +This is htop, an interactive process viewer. +It requires ncurses. Tested with Linux 2.4 and 2.6. + +Note that, while, htop is Linux specific -- it is based +on the Linux /proc filesystem -- it is also reported to work +with FreeBSD systems featuring a Linux-compatible /proc. + +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. + +See the manual page (man htop) or the on-line help ('F1' or 'h' +inside htop) for a list of supported key commands. + +if not all keys work check your curses configuration. -- cgit v1.2.3