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Mac Forum / Applications / Mac Applications / December 2007htop for OS X
I run a linux box as well as a few Macs and I was wondering if there was anything similar to htop (http://htop.sourceforge.net/) available for the OS X terminal? I ssh my macs frequently and it would be nice to have a terminal-based system monitor as useful htop - regular old top isn't really cutting it. In article <ae222a27-7a4f-46ea-a682-e8aaf54b7ca9@v4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, > I run a linux box as well as a few Macs and I was wondering if there > was anything similar to htop (http://htop.sourceforge.net/) available > for the OS X terminal? I ssh my macs frequently and it would be nice > to have a terminal-based system monitor as useful htop - regular old > top isn't really cutting it. Maybe you could describe what it is about htop that you like, instead of expecting people to spend time studying a web site in order to answer your question. If you want an answer, the burden's on you to ask a meaningful question.  SignatureTom "Tom" Harrington Independent Mac OS X developer since 2002 http://www.atomicbird.com/ On Dec 4, 11:41 am, Tom Harrington <t...@pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> wrote: > In article > <ae222a27-7a4f-46ea-a682-e8aaf54b7...@v4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Tom "Tom" Harrington > Independent Mac OS X developer since 2002http://www.atomicbird.com/ Thanks for the heads up, your condescension really helped make your points clearer. htop is similar to top except you can scroll through the tasks list using the arrow keys. Common commands (such as kill) can be issued within htop using the function keys. I prefer it to top because I can manage my tasks without switching back and forth from the monitor to the shell, or memorizing any PIDs. I've had no luck finding anything similar for OS X, so any help would be welcome. In article <0d0adf12-dc89-4b05-9d4c-5446bc2fda51@v4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, > On Dec 4, 11:41 am, Tom Harrington <t...@pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > I've had no luck finding anything similar for OS X, so any help would > be welcome. Doesn't Activity Monitor (/Application/Utilities) do what you want? SignatureTom Stiller PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF > In article > <0d0adf12-dc89-4b05-9d4c-5446bc2fd...@v4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF Yes, but I can't use Activity Monitor when I'm using ssh to access my mac remotely, then I have to work within the terminal. Correct me if I'm mistaken. Thanks for your post - In article <3c603b70-eeef-405a-b0c0-99be182df999@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, > > In article > > <0d0adf12-dc89-4b05-9d4c-5446bc2fd...@v4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > mac remotely, then I have to work within the terminal. Correct me if > I'm mistaken. Thanks for your post - I don't know what your workflow is, but I use VNC (tunneled through SSH) to communicate with my remote hosts. In that environment, I can launch any Mac Application. SignatureTom Stiller PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF > In article > <3c603b70-eeef-405a-b0c0-99be182df...@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF Is the free version of VNC useful? Do I need X11 to run it? In article <0457dadd-02bd-453f-9fa5-dd9d7ba7c473@d4g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, > > In article > > <3c603b70-eeef-405a-b0c0-99be182df...@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 52 lines] > > Is the free version of VNC useful? Do I need X11 to run it? Yes; no. SignatureTom Stiller PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF In article <0d0adf12-dc89-4b05-9d4c-5446bc2fda51@v4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, > On Dec 4, 11:41 am, Tom Harrington <t...@pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Thanks for the heads up, your condescension really helped make your > points clearer. It wasn't condescension. It was a request for information that would be helpful in meaningfully answering your question. If we don't know what differences between top and htop you care about, we can't really provide a good alternative. You may not have noticed, but the sourceforge site for htop is godawful slow. I gave up trying to figure out what made htop desirable in general, let alone for you specifically. > htop is similar to top except you can scroll through the tasks list > using the arrow keys. Common commands (such as kill) can be issued > within htop using the function keys. I prefer it to top because I can > manage my tasks without switching back and forth from the monitor to > the shell, or memorizing any PIDs. Don't know of any way to scroll, but you can reorder which might help alleviate things. You can also send any signal you like to any process using the stock OS X top. > In article > <0d0adf12-dc89-4b05-9d4c-5446bc2fd...@v4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > alleviate things. You can also send any signal you like to any process > using the stock OS X top. > It wasn't condescension. I don't mind what Tom said, just how he said it. No point arguing over semantics though. >You can also send any signal you like to any process > using the stock OS X top. How do you do that? Issuing kill within top would be a helpful example. Thanks for your post. In article <5eb9a5cb-7fa2-432f-9829-1ec4c7985f08@d61g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>, > > In article > > <0d0adf12-dc89-4b05-9d4c-5446bc2fd...@v4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > How do you do that? Issuing kill within top would be a helpful > example. Thanks for your post. S<signal><space><pid> Another option is to use VNC to bring up a remote GUI, and then use Activity Monitor. SignatureBarry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me *** *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group *** In article <0d0adf12-dc89-4b05-9d4c-5446bc2fda51@v4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, > On Dec 4, 11:41 am, Tom Harrington <t...@pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> > wrote: [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > I've had no luck finding anything similar for OS X, so any help would > be welcome. Why not just use the Applications manager that is installed in the Utilities folder by default in Mac OS X? Based on your description, it does everything you asked for. > Why not just use the Applications manager that is installed in the I assume you mean Activity Monitor. > Utilities folder by default in Mac OS X? Based on your description, it > does everything you asked for. Except that it requires a GUI, and he specifically said that he's accessing his Mac remotely via SSH. So he also needs to use a remote desktop application, like VNC. SignatureBarry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me *** *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group *** If you have any C coding experience you could also consider looking at the source and seeing how hard it would be to port. I suspect that only a small part - the system calls to obtain the data and the initial parsing of it - would have to be changed. - Bill Mitchell > I run a linux box as well as a few Macs and I was wondering if there > was anything similar to htop (http://htop.sourceforge.net/) available > for the OS X terminal? I ssh my macs frequently and it would be nice > to have a terminal-based system monitor as useful htop - regular old > top isn't really cutting it. I have a lot to work with here; thanks all for your helpful advice. > Yes; no. Perfect! >If you have any C coding experience you could also consider looking at >the source and seeing how hard it would be to port. I'm not nearly clever enough. Thanks again - > If you have any C coding experience you could also consider looking at > the source and seeing how hard it would be to port. I suspect that > only a small part - the system calls to obtain the data and the > initial parsing of it - would have to be changed. At the moment htop uses the /proc filesystem. Good luck. SignatureW. Oates |
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