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htop vs Iotop

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

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.

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Iotop

Iotop

System & Hardware

Iotop is a Linux program that provides detailed monitoring of disk I/O usage by processes. It shows a table of current I/O usage with columns for process IDs, process names, type of I/O, bandwidth used, and more.

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