Btop

btop

btop is a terminal-based system monitor.

Think of it as Task Manager for Linux, but in your terminal.

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What It Does

btop shows real-time system information in a visual and interactive way:

• CPU usage (per core)
• Memory / swap usage
• Disk usage
• Network activity
• Processes running

It uses graphs, bars, and colors to make monitoring easier.

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Why Developers Use btop

• Quickly spot bottlenecks in CPU, RAM, or network
• Monitor servers remotely via SSH
• Identify processes using too many resources
• Track system performance while running applications