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From: Tom Stiller on 4 Dec 2007 14:56
In article
<0457dadd-02bd-453f-9fa5-dd9d7ba7c473(a)d4g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
wightstraker <johnaolmsted(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> On Dec 4, 2:43 pm, Tom Stiller <tomstil...(a)comcast.net> wrote:
> > In article
> > <3c603b70-eeef-405a-b0c0-99be182df...(a)s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com>,
> >
> >
> >
> > wightstraker <johnaolms...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Dec 4, 1:24 pm, Tom Stiller <tomstil...(a)comcast.net> wrote:
> > > > In article
> > > > <0d0adf12-dc89-4b05-9d4c-5446bc2fd...(a)v4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
> >
> > > > wightstraker <johnaolms...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > On Dec 4, 11:41 am, Tom Harrington <t...(a)pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > In article
> > > > > > <ae222a27-7a4f-46ea-a682-e8aaf54b7...(a)v4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
> >
> > > > > > wightstraker <johnaolms...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > 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.
> >
> > > > > 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.
> >
> > > > Doesn't Activity Monitor (/Application/Utilities) do what you want?
> >
> > > 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 -
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > --
> > Tom Stiller
> >
> > 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?

Yes; no.

--
Tom Stiller

PGP fingerprint = 5108 DDB2 9761 EDE5 E7E3 7BDA 71ED 6496 99C0 C7CF
From: william mitchell on 4 Dec 2007 16:22
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

wightstraker <johnaolmsted(a)gmail.com> writes:

> 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.
From: wightstraker on 4 Dec 2007 17:16
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 -
From: Shawn Hirn on 5 Dec 2007 07:46
In article
<0d0adf12-dc89-4b05-9d4c-5446bc2fda51(a)v4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
wightstraker <johnaolmsted(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> On Dec 4, 11:41 am, Tom Harrington <t...(a)pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net>
> wrote:
> > In article
> > <ae222a27-7a4f-46ea-a682-e8aaf54b7...(a)v4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>,
> >
> > wightstraker <johnaolms...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 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.
> >
> > --
> > 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.

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.
From: Warren Oates on 5 Dec 2007 17:33
In article <m2mysqjgua.fsf(a)odetta.local>,
william mitchell <mitchell(a)odetta.local> wrote:

> 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.
--
W. Oates
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