flux

Search, monitor, and nuke processes with ease, with system resource tracking

Why flux

Tools like htop and btop cram an overwhelming amount of information onto the screen-columns, graphs, and stats everywhere, making it hard to find the process you actually care about. flux strips away the clutter and focuses on what matters: quickly finding, monitoring, and acting on processes in a clean, readable interface. With live CPU and memory tracking, port-aware process discovery, and intuitive keyboard navigation, flux gives you all the actionable insights without the messy visual noise, letting you manage your system faster and more efficiently.

Features

• Real-time Resource Monitoring: Track CPU and memory usage, live
• Port Discovery: Identify which processes are listening on specific ports
• Batch Actions: Select multiple processes with Space or use --nuke to batch-kill by filter
• Easy Navigation: Move around effortlessly with j/k or arrow keys
• Smart UI: Context-aware coloring for high resource usage

Usage

# See all processes, live (sorted by CPU)
flux

# Pre-filter by process name
flux -f chrome

# Use a different signal (default: SIGKILL)
flux -s SIGTERM

# Sort by memory usage
flux --sort mem

# Sort by PID
flux --sort pid

# Sort by name
flux --sort name

# See system resource usage (CPU and memory)
flux --resources

# Kill all the processes with a specific name
flux -f chrome --nuke

Options

Flag	Description
-f, --filter <name>	Pre-filter processes by name
-s, --signal <signal>	Signal to send (default: KILL)
--sort <field>	Sort by: cpu, mem, pid, name, port
--ports	Show only processes with open ports
--port <PORT>	Filter by specific port number

Installation

From source

cargo install flux-cli

License

MIT