Use shift+m to sort by memory use and shift+p to go back to sorting by CPU usage (the default). /proc A tremendous amount of information is available on running processes in the /proc directory.

To list all running processes on the system, you need to use the -e or -A option. For example, ps -e or ps -A will show all processes with their process ID (PID), terminal (TTY), CPU time (TIME ...

The htop command will run interactively – updating its display of all running processes, along with CPU, memory, and swap usage. You can also specify options when launching htop .

We discuss some of the options available to ps, and on conclusion, you should be able to check running processes on your linux computer like an experienced nerd. Introduction Most versions of ps ...