C++ Process Manager (CPM)

An htop-like process manager made in C++ using the ftxui library for TUI functionality.

Functions

• See all running processes
• See the processes' PID, name, state, memory usage, CPU usage
• See the process states (Sleeping, Running, Zombie...)
• Send a SIGnal to kill or control a specific process
• Order processes by PID, name, state, memory usage or CPU usage

TO-DO

• Staticly define keybinds
• Separate useless stuff into functions to bottoms of files
• Search
• Filters

Installation

Install dependencies:

• cmake for building the project
• g++ for compiling the C++ code
• libftxui-dev for the TUI library

Quick CPM install with curl:

curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ondrejhonus/cpp_proc/main/quick-install.sh | bash

Install with the provided install script:

To install the compiled binary into your system's local bin directory, use:

./install.sh

Build from source manually

git clone https://github.com/ondrejhonus/cpp_proc.git
cd cpp_proc

cmake -B build

make -C build -j$(nproc)

sudo make -C build install

You can then run the program with typing cpm into the terminal.

Compilation and Execution (For development)

To compile and run the program, use the provided compile-run.sh script:

./compile-run.sh

Contributing

• Fork the repository and create a new branch for your feature or bug fix.
• Create a pull request with a clear description of your changes and why they are needed.