procps ☆
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Description:
Utilities for browsing procfs
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: System utilities
Tags: processes monitoring system-utilities linux procfs
Install: brew install procps
About:
Procps is a suite of command-line utilities that inspect and manage running processes on Linux systems. It provides essential tools like ps, top, and kill for monitoring system resources and controlling process execution. These utilities parse the procfs filesystem to deliver real-time insights into system performance.
Key Features:
  • Real-time process monitoring with top and vmstat
  • Detailed process inspection via ps command
  • Memory and CPU usage analysis tools
  • Process signaling and termination utilities
Use Cases:
  • Monitoring system resource usage and identifying bottlenecks
  • Managing and terminating runaway or unresponsive processes
  • Analyzing memory leaks and CPU-intensive applications
Alternatives:
  • htop – More user-friendly interactive process viewer with better UI
  • busybox – Provides basic process utilities in a single binary, less feature-rich
Version History
Detected Version Rev Change Commit
Dec 22, 2024 11:42am 0 VERSION_BUMP a4f296af
Nov 25, 2024 9:36am 0 VERSION_BUMP 543c0d60
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