10 Linux Commands to Monitor Your System’s Health

View CPU, memory usage, and running processes in real-time. Perfect for a quick system health check.

Top Command

An enhanced version of top. Easier to read with color-coded data and supports mouse interactions.

HTOP - Interactive Process Viewer

Displays information on total, used, and available memory. Great for quick insights on RAM usage.

Free - Memory Usage Overview

Monitors network bandwidth usage by each process, helping identify resource-heavy applications.

Nethogs - Network Usage by Process

Focuses on MySQL performance, showing threads, queries, and server load in real-time.

MyTOP - MySQL Database Monitor

Displays detailed stats on your system’s disk I/O. Helps pinpoint bottlenecks and optimize storage performance.

IOStat - Disk I/O Monitoring

Collects, reports, and saves system activity information. Great for tracking CPU, memory, and network usage over time.

SAR - System Activity Report

Shows all open files and the processes accessing them. Useful for identifying resource conflicts and security issues.

LSOF - List Open Files

Monitors system processes, memory, paging, block I/O, and CPU usage. Ideal for performance analysis.

VMSTAT - Virtual Memory Statistics

Gives a comprehensive look at system resource usage over time, with detailed reports on CPU, memory, and disk activity.

10. ATOP - Advanced Monitoring Tool

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