process manager

a simple terminal process manager for linux, kinda like htop but simpler

what it does

• shows running processes with CPU and memory usage
• real-time updates
• multiple color themes (press 't' to cycle through them)
• search/filter processes
• popup confirmation for killing processes
• toggle memory format (KB/MB)
• built-in help menu
• vim-style navigation (j/k)
• mouse scrolling support

building

you need ncurses installed:

# debian/ubuntu
sudo apt-get install libncurses5-dev

# arch
sudo pacman -S ncurses

# fedora
sudo dnf install ncurses-devel

then just:

  make
./prcsmgr

# to install globally
sudo make install

controls

key	what it does
q	quit
j/k or arrows	move up/down
gg	jump to top (vim style)
G	jump to bottom
m	sort by memory
c	sort by CPU
p	sort by PID
t	change theme
/	search/filter
ESC	clear filter
Enter	show/hide process details
1	toggle per-core CPU view
M	toggle memory format (KB/MB)
H	open/hide help menu
K	kill process (sends SIGKILL with popup)
h / l	select yes/no in kill popup

notes

• you might need sudo to kill processes owned by other users
• works on linux only (uses /proc filesystem)
• tested on ubuntu and arch

themes

there's like 10 different color themes (most of them suck, but Nord and Catppuccin are fixed now) :

• default (cyan)
• dracula
• matrix (green, my fav)
• solarized
• monokai
• gruvbox
• nord
• catppuccin
• tokyo night
• everforest

todo

• maybe add network stats?
• tree view for parent/child processes
• Toggle Memory format <MB || KB>
• conformation to kill specific process
• Signal selction

license

MIT or GPL or whatever, do what you want with it