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DTrace vs htop

A side-by-side look at DTrace and htop. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

DTrace

DTrace

Os & Utilities

DTrace is a dynamic tracing framework created by Sun Microsystems for troubleshooting kernel and application problems on production systems in real time. It allows administrators, developers, and service personnel to concisely answer arbitrary questions about the behavior of the operating system and user programs.

tracingtroubleshootingdebugging
htop

htop

Os & Utilities

htop is an interactive process viewer for Linux. It is similar to the default top command but with a customizable interface, additional features, and improved usability.

process-viewertask-managerlinux

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