proc-monitor-cli

Monitor system processes from the terminal.

Install

npm install -g proc-monitor-cli

Or run locally after build:

npm run build
node dist/index.js

Usage

proc-monitor-cli [options]

Options

| Flag | Description | Default | |------|-------------|---------| | -s, --sort <key> | Sort by cpu, memory, or pid | cpu | | -f, --filter <name> | Filter processes by name/command | — | | -l, --limit <n> | Show top N processes | 20 | | -w, --watch [seconds] | Watch mode, refresh every N seconds | 2 | | -j, --json | Output as JSON | — | | -t, --tree | Show process tree | — | | -k, --kill <pid> | Kill process by PID (SIGTERM) | — |

Examples

# Top 20 processes by CPU
proc-monitor-cli

# Top 10 by memory
proc-monitor-cli --sort memory --limit 10

# Filter for node processes
proc-monitor-cli --filter node

# Watch mode, refresh every 3 seconds
proc-monitor-cli --watch 3

# Show process tree
proc-monitor-cli --tree

# JSON output
proc-monitor-cli --json --sort memory --limit 5

# Kill a process
proc-monitor-cli --kill 1234

Requirements

• Linux or macOS
• Node.js 18+