# top (the UNIX process inspector) cheat sheet

## Navigating

* `Up` and `Down` to scroll through processes one by one, or `PageUp` and `PageDown` for paged navigation. 
* `Left` and `Right` to navigate horizontally through fields (useful when displaying many).
* `C` will show an index of where you are in the process list (eg 30/300 when your cursor is on process 30 and there are 300).

## Sorting 

* `Shift+P` sort processes by CPU usage
* `Shift+M` sort processes by memory usage
* `Shift+R` reverse sort order
* Sort on any field: Press `f` to bring up the Field Management menu. Select the field to sort on, press `s` and then `Escape`.

## Other stuff

* `m` switches memory views between the list of metrics and graph view.
* `k` kill a process
* `d` set the refresh rate (in seconds)
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