NAME
      mtop - minimalist process monitor for Unix systems

SYNOPSIS
      mtop [OPTION]

DESCRIPTION
mtop provides a minimalistic dynamic real-time view of a running system. It can display several modes, all of them intended to have a clean view of the system processes.

COMMAND-LINE Options
The command-line syntax for mtop consists of:
      -i, --interval
            seconds between command outputs
      -p, --pattern
            pattern to filter the processes in monitor mode
      -l, --lines
            lines to display in monitor mode
      -m, --mode
            select in which mode to run
      --help
            display this help and exit

MODES
different running modes are supported when using the --m (--mode) command line option:
      monitor - shows CPU, Memory and processes running in the system
      min - minimalistic mode shows only CPU and Memory
      agg - aggregate CPU and Memory by user in the system

OPERATION
while mtop is running in monitor or aggregated mode, there are several keys that can be used to modify the program behaviour:

      key    description
      c        order processes by CPU usage
      m       order processes by Memory consumption
      q        quit