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## Usage
See the manual page (`man htop`) or the help menu (**F1** or **h** inside `htop`) for a list of supported key commands.

### Quick Start

Below are a few commonly used actions to get started quickly with htop.

- **Search / filter processes:** press `/`
- **Sort by CPU or memory:** press `P` (CPU) or `M` (Memory)
- **Toggle tree view:** press `t`
- **Kill a process:** select a process and press `F9`

## Support

If you have trouble running `htop` please consult your operating system / Linux distribution documentation for getting support and filing bugs.
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