Explanation of everything you can see in htop/top on Linux

According to Peteris's explainer shared on Hacker News, the Linux system monitoring tools htop and top can seem opaque at first glance. The guide breaks down exactly what each column and metric displays—CPU usage, memory consumption, process information—helping developers and system administrators make sense of these essential utilities.

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