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procs

A modern replacement for ps written in Rust

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System & Monitoring linuxmacos Rust MIT

Description

procs is a replacement for ps with colorized output, keyword search, tree view, and multi-column sorting. It provides a more user-friendly and feature-rich way to view running processes.

Install

homebrewbrew install procs
cargocargo install procs
pacmansudo pacman -S procs

AI Summary

A modern ps replacement with colorized output and keyword search. Displays running processes with better formatting, tree views, and multi-column sorting.

Capabilities

  • + Colorized, human-readable process listing
  • + Keyword search to filter processes
  • + Tree view showing parent-child relationships
  • + Customizable columns and sorting

Use When

  • → Viewing running processes with better formatting than ps
  • → Searching for processes by keyword
  • → Need a process tree view

Avoid When

  • x Scripts that parse ps output
  • x Need POSIX-compatible process listing

Usage Patterns

List all processes

procs

Shows all processes with colorized, readable output

Search for a process

procs node

Filters processes matching 'node'

View AGENTS.md for procs