ProcMon
Process monitor: list, filter, and watch processes, find zombies, identify CPU/memory hogs, count by state, and log process stats.
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
procmon list [filter] |
List processes (optionally filter by name) |
procmon watch <name> |
Monitor a named process (5 snapshots, 2s interval) |
procmon zombie |
Find zombie processes with parent info |
procmon heavy |
Show top 10 CPU and top 10 memory processes |
procmon count |
Count processes by state (running, sleeping, zombie, etc.) |
procmon log <name> |
Log matching process stats to ~/.procmon/<name>.log |
procmon tree [pid] |
Show process tree (full or rooted at PID) |
procmon ports |
Show processes listening on network ports |
procmon version |
Show version |
Examples
procmon list # → top 25 processes by CPU
procmon list nginx # → filter for nginx processes
procmon watch sshd # → 5 snapshots of sshd, 2s apart
procmon zombie # → find zombie processes
procmon heavy # → top 10 by CPU + top 10 by memory
procmon count # → process state breakdown
procmon log node # → log node process stats to file
procmon tree # → full process tree
procmon tree 1 # → tree rooted at PID 1
procmon ports # → listening ports with PIDs
Requirements
ps(standard)pstree(optional, for tree view)ssornetstat(optional, for port listing)