search for specific process name in htop

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I would like to quickly find if my process is running by searching its name in htop. I could only find the PID or list all process one by one which not convenient.

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For the impatient: ```\``` – rinogo Sep 04 '20 at 15:37

score 100 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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Search

Press F3 or / and start typing in the process name to search: highlights closest matching result amongst all entries.

Filter

If you only want results matching your query to be shown, you could filter instead: press F4 or \ to filter

From the htop manual:

F3, /: Incrementally search the command lines of all the displayed processes. The currently selected (highlighted) command will update as you type. While in search mode, pressing F3 will cycle through matching occurrences.

F4, \: Incremental process filtering: type in part of a process command line and only processes whose names match will be shown. To cancel filtering, enter the Filter option again and press Esc.

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Nov 16 '16 at 05:58

Steve E.

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just pressing / is enough, F3 is an alternate button for it. – Sep 29 '17 at 16:48
That is to say, `// firefox.exe.dll.so` – Mateen Ulhaq Aug 12 '18 at 08:19
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Perhaps worth adding that backslash `\\` filters as opposed to searches, so you are presented with only matches, rather than your process(es) just highlighted amongst the rest. – whoasked Jan 29 '19 at 10:13
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but what if i need higlight 2 and more like: `top | grep 'first\|second\|another'` – Vladimir Ch Feb 09 '21 at 09:54
How about if I want to see the total of the processes I've filtered by? – Ryan Shillington Oct 08 '21 at 17:25

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 14 '23 at 03:03

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you can do:

htop --filter "process_name"

answered Jul 14 '23 at 03:03

Adán Escobar

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search for specific process name in htop

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