procps
Procps is a package of command-line utilities used to monitor and manage processes on Linux and other Unix-like systems. Originating from the procps project, it is commonly distributed today as procps-ng. The tools read information from the /proc filesystem and provide both real-time and snapshot views of running processes, resource usage, and overall system activity.
Key programs in the suite include ps, which reports details about active processes; top, which provides an
Procps utilities interact with the kernel via the /proc filesystem and are typically installed by default on