atop

Usage

List all available tools via atop. The most frequently used have their own configurable keywords.

Processes

Search running processes with the top keyword. Append parent to the query to display only processes which have child processes.

• ↩: Kill the process.
• ⌘↩: Force kill the process.
• ⌃↩: Kill all processes with the same name.
• ⌘⌃↩: Force kill all processes with the same name.
• ⇧↩: If the process belongs to a regular app, it.
• fn↩: Toggle between sorting processes by memory or CPU.
• ⌘C: Copy the process identifier (PID).
• ⌥↩: Copy the process path.

Icon legend

• ⭕ indicates that the process is owned by root.
• n⇣ means that the process is a parent of n child processes.
• ↖ foobar indicates that the process is a child of foobar.

Bluetooth

Search paired bluetooth devices with the blue keyword.

• ↩ Connect/Disconnect the selected device.
• ⌥↩ Copy device address.

Removable Volumes

Search mounted volumes via the vol keyword.

• ↩ Open the Volume in the Finder.
• ⌘↩ Browse the Volume in terminal.
• ⌃↩ Eject Volume.

DNS

Change DNS servers via the dns keyword.