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-''htop'' is an enhanced and more interactive ''top''. It is a terminal user iterface that shows processes memory and cpu usage. You might use this to see how busy [[:tools:rhea]] is before launching a bunch of jobs/threads or otherwise allocating a large cpu pool.+''htop'' is an enhanced and more interactive ''top''. It is a terminal user interface that shows processes memory and CPU usage. 
 +See [[https://peteris.rocks/blog/htop/|peteris.rocks's htop write-up]] for many details and nuances. 
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 +''htop'' is useful to see how busy [[:admin:it:rhea]] is before launching a bunch of jobs/threads or otherwise allocating a large cpu pool. 
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 +Also see ''iotop'', "load average" in ''uptime'', and, on rhea, http://rhea.wpic.upmc.edu/gangilia 
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