top is a small, venerable utility that offers a dynamic real-time view of a running system. We identify alternatives to top that offer more control in managing processes on a running system.
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Tag: system monitoring
14 Best Free and Open Source Linux System Monitoring Tools
System monitoring can help identify problems before they escalate to emergency status.
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Essential System Tools: nmon – Curses based Performance Monitor
nmon is short for Nigel’s performance Monitor for Linux. It’s a very versatile tool that can be shaped to your exact requirements. It fully warrants its place in our Essential System Tools feature.
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Essential System Tools: gtop – System monitoring dashboard for the terminal
This is the second in our series of articles highlighting essential system tools. These are small utilities, useful for system administrators as well as regular users of Linux based systems. The series examines both graphical and text based open source utilities. gtop is an open source system monitoring utility written in JavaScript.
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