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Are there any relatively strightforward options with top to track a specific process?

Ideally by identifying the process by a human readable value? e.g. chrome or java.

In other words, I want to view all the typical information top provides, but for the results to be filtered to the parameters provided i.e.. 'chrome' or 'java'

process top

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  have you tried top | grep chrome?
  
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  you can also use ps -x | chrome to get pid (let pid shown 2034) and then top | grep 2034
  
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  top | grep chrome worked perfectly - thanks!
  
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  @Pandya - also, the process I was looking for only ran for a few seconds (node.js during an integration test) - which meant when I used ps -x | process_name to get the PID, when I ran the process again the PID was different and therefore the original PID wouldn't identify it.
  
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10

Are there any relatively strightforward options with top to track a specific process?

Ideally by identifying the process by a human readable value? e.g. chrome or java.

In other words, I want to view all the typical information top provides, but for the results to be filtered to the parameters provided i.e.. 'chrome' or 'java'

process top

share|improve this question

edited Oct 31 '14 at 23:12

Gilles

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  you can also use ps -x | chrome to get pid (let pid shown 2034) and then top | grep 2034
  
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  top | grep chrome worked perfectly - thanks!
  
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  @Pandya - also, the process I was looking for only ran for a few seconds (node.js during an integration test) - which meant when I used ps -x | process_name to get the PID, when I ran the process again the PID was different and therefore the original PID wouldn't identify it.
  
  – Michael Coleman
  Oct 31 '14 at 11:15
  

  
  
  
  

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Are there any relatively strightforward options with top to track a specific process?

Ideally by identifying the process by a human readable value? e.g. chrome or java.

In other words, I want to view all the typical information top provides, but for the results to be filtered to the parameters provided i.e.. 'chrome' or 'java'

process top

share|improve this question

edited Oct 31 '14 at 23:12

Gilles

548k13011131631

asked Oct 31 '14 at 10:43

Michael ColemanMichael Coleman

307137

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edited Oct 31 '14 at 23:12

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edited Oct 31 '14 at 23:12

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edited Oct 31 '14 at 23:12

Gilles

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edited Oct 31 '14 at 23:12

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You can simply use grep:

NAME

       grep, egrep, fgrep, rgrep - print lines matching a pattern



SYNOPSIS

       grep [OPTIONS] PATTERN [FILE...]

       grep [OPTIONS] [-e PATTERN | -f FILE] [FILE...]



DESCRIPTION

       grep  searches  the  named  input  FILEs (or standard input if no files are named, or if a single

       hyphen-minus (-) is given as file name) for lines containing a match to the  given  PATTERN.   By

       default, grep prints the matching lines.

Run following command to get output which you want (ex-chrome):

top | grep chrome

Here we are using grep with pipelines | so top & grep run parallel ; top output given to grep (as input) and grep chrome filters matching lines chrome until top stopped.

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answered Nov 1 '14 at 9:57

PandyaPandya

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  thanks, I know other people have their preferences, but I like this answer because it is easy to understand, and therefore its easier to remember in the future too! - I would have upvoted but I dont have enough reputation...
  
  – Michael Coleman
  Nov 1 '14 at 16:11
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  This only works if the process is in top's displayed output. I think @Ramesh's answer should be the accepted one
  
  – j b
  Aug 11 '17 at 12:18
  

  
  
  
  


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  @JamieBullock the question deals with top only and OP want to filter process based on top.
  
  – Pandya
  Aug 11 '17 at 13:26
  

  
  
  
  


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  @Pandya actually, I withdraw my previous comment as it was based on a mistake in my code. Still I think @Ramesh's answer is better (and also filters process based on top). I can easily break yours e.g. with sleep 10 & top | grep sleep
  
  – j b
  Aug 11 '17 at 13:41
  

  
  
  
  


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  I like unix.stackexchange.com/a/165343/48973 better because it shows the headers.
  
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From my other answer here, you could do something like,

top -p `pgrep "java"`

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answered Oct 31 '14 at 23:20

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  top -p `pgrep "java"` gives me the following error in a bash shell top: -p requires argument . top -p pgrep -d ',' "apache2" did work for me, but I didn't really understand what the command was doing - is it way of feeding in multiple arguments to top?
  
  – Michael Coleman
  Nov 1 '14 at 8:33
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  @Ramesh you need to give the pid list comma separated to work.
  
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  This is the right answer.
  
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  +1 This is the correct answer. "top | grep Chrome" is rather barbaric, because it greps-away ALL OF THE OUTPUT from top not matching "Chrome," losing stuff like the header and column labels. Using a subshell with the output from pgrep is a correct application of the unix philosophy.
  
  – John M Naglick
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  @loretoparisi that may be because the selector you are using matches multiple processes. See this answer for a command that works with one or more matching processes.
  
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top -p `pgrep -d "," java`

Explanation:

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   top -p pid1,pid2: show multiple process information, the pid should be separated by ,
   


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   pgrep -d "," java: print the pids of all java program, the pids are separated by a newline by default. use the -d "," to separate it by , as required by the top.

If you see error like top: -p argument missing, it means no java program is running, i.e. the pgrep has no output.

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  This solution works better than using top -p pgrep "java"`` only. thank you.
  
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  Prevent the error by checking pgrep's exit code : pids="$(pgrep -d, java)" && top -p "$pids"
  
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In OpenBSD top, just press g and enter the command name you'd like to filter on.

In top on e.g. Ubuntu, press o and enter e.g. COMMAND=chrome to only show entries from the COMMAND column that are equal to chrome.

On Linuxes that uses the same top implementation as Ubuntu, read the FILTERING in a Window section in the top manual.

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Other good answers have been provided, but I made a script some time ago, which I named ptop, that serves me well:

#!/bin/sh

top -p $(pidof "$@" |sed s# #,#g) 2>/dev/null

if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then

  echo No processes with the specified name(s) were found

fi

This supports multiple process names to be specified (like ptop bash chrome) and provides a nicer error message in case there is/are no processes with any of the specified names running.

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edited Mar 12 '17 at 23:13

answered Nov 1 '14 at 10:20

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If you want to stay in top and keep all other processes in view for context, you can press L to search for your process:

Locate string chrome

This will highlight any process with chrome in the name, and bring it into view. Use & to go to the next match.

You can press c to switch between showing the process name and the full command.

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edited Jun 26 '18 at 9:33

answered Jun 26 '18 at 9:10

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You can also use a filter in top to isolate specific processes. Press 'O' to bring up the filter prompt. Then type a filter formatted as FIELD=value. For example, to filter all tmux processes, use:

COMMAND=tmux

Use '=' to reset filters. See the section titled 'FILTERING' in the top man page.

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answered Feb 28 at 20:06

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Work for me:

top -p `pgrep -d ',' "java"`

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You can simply use grep:

NAME

       grep, egrep, fgrep, rgrep - print lines matching a pattern



SYNOPSIS

       grep [OPTIONS] PATTERN [FILE...]

       grep [OPTIONS] [-e PATTERN | -f FILE] [FILE...]



DESCRIPTION

       grep  searches  the  named  input  FILEs (or standard input if no files are named, or if a single

       hyphen-minus (-) is given as file name) for lines containing a match to the  given  PATTERN.   By

       default, grep prints the matching lines.

Run following command to get output which you want (ex-chrome):

top | grep chrome

Here we are using grep with pipelines | so top & grep run parallel ; top output given to grep (as input) and grep chrome filters matching lines chrome until top stopped.

share|improve this answer

answered Nov 1 '14 at 9:57

PandyaPandya

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  thanks, I know other people have their preferences, but I like this answer because it is easy to understand, and therefore its easier to remember in the future too! - I would have upvoted but I dont have enough reputation...
  
  – Michael Coleman
  Nov 1 '14 at 16:11
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This only works if the process is in top's displayed output. I think @Ramesh's answer should be the accepted one
  
  – j b
  Aug 11 '17 at 12:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @JamieBullock the question deals with top only and OP want to filter process based on top.
  
  – Pandya
  Aug 11 '17 at 13:26
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Pandya actually, I withdraw my previous comment as it was based on a mistake in my code. Still I think @Ramesh's answer is better (and also filters process based on top). I can easily break yours e.g. with sleep 10 & top | grep sleep
  
  – j b
  Aug 11 '17 at 13:41
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I like unix.stackexchange.com/a/165343/48973 better because it shows the headers.
  
  – Ryan
  Jul 14 '18 at 17:12
  

  
  
  
  

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show 1 more comment

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You can simply use grep:

NAME

       grep, egrep, fgrep, rgrep - print lines matching a pattern



SYNOPSIS

       grep [OPTIONS] PATTERN [FILE...]

       grep [OPTIONS] [-e PATTERN | -f FILE] [FILE...]



DESCRIPTION

       grep  searches  the  named  input  FILEs (or standard input if no files are named, or if a single

       hyphen-minus (-) is given as file name) for lines containing a match to the  given  PATTERN.   By

       default, grep prints the matching lines.

Run following command to get output which you want (ex-chrome):

top | grep chrome

Here we are using grep with pipelines | so top & grep run parallel ; top output given to grep (as input) and grep chrome filters matching lines chrome until top stopped.

share|improve this answer

answered Nov 1 '14 at 9:57

PandyaPandya

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  thanks, I know other people have their preferences, but I like this answer because it is easy to understand, and therefore its easier to remember in the future too! - I would have upvoted but I dont have enough reputation...
  
  – Michael Coleman
  Nov 1 '14 at 16:11
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This only works if the process is in top's displayed output. I think @Ramesh's answer should be the accepted one
  
  – j b
  Aug 11 '17 at 12:18
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @JamieBullock the question deals with top only and OP want to filter process based on top.
  
  – Pandya
  Aug 11 '17 at 13:26
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Pandya actually, I withdraw my previous comment as it was based on a mistake in my code. Still I think @Ramesh's answer is better (and also filters process based on top). I can easily break yours e.g. with sleep 10 & top | grep sleep
  
  – j b
  Aug 11 '17 at 13:41
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  I like unix.stackexchange.com/a/165343/48973 better because it shows the headers.
  
  – Ryan
  Jul 14 '18 at 17:12
  

  
  
  
  

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You can simply use grep:

NAME

       grep, egrep, fgrep, rgrep - print lines matching a pattern



SYNOPSIS

       grep [OPTIONS] PATTERN [FILE...]

       grep [OPTIONS] [-e PATTERN | -f FILE] [FILE...]



DESCRIPTION

       grep  searches  the  named  input  FILEs (or standard input if no files are named, or if a single

       hyphen-minus (-) is given as file name) for lines containing a match to the  given  PATTERN.   By

       default, grep prints the matching lines.

Run following command to get output which you want (ex-chrome):

top | grep chrome

Here we are using grep with pipelines | so top & grep run parallel ; top output given to grep (as input) and grep chrome filters matching lines chrome until top stopped.

share|improve this answer

answered Nov 1 '14 at 9:57

PandyaPandya

9,0931556107

NAME

       grep, egrep, fgrep, rgrep - print lines matching a pattern



SYNOPSIS

       grep [OPTIONS] PATTERN [FILE...]

       grep [OPTIONS] [-e PATTERN | -f FILE] [FILE...]



DESCRIPTION

       grep  searches  the  named  input  FILEs (or standard input if no files are named, or if a single

       hyphen-minus (-) is given as file name) for lines containing a match to the  given  PATTERN.   By

       default, grep prints the matching lines.

top | grep chrome

share|improve this answer

answered Nov 1 '14 at 9:57

PandyaPandya

9,0931556107

answered Nov 1 '14 at 9:57

PandyaPandya

9,0931556107

answered Nov 1 '14 at 9:57

PandyaPandya

9,0931556107

35

From my other answer here, you could do something like,

top -p `pgrep "java"`

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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36

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answered Oct 31 '14 at 23:20

RameshRamesh

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  top -p `pgrep "java"` gives me the following error in a bash shell top: -p requires argument . top -p pgrep -d ',' "apache2" did work for me, but I didn't really understand what the command was doing - is it way of feeding in multiple arguments to top?
  
  – Michael Coleman
  Nov 1 '14 at 8:33
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  @Ramesh you need to give the pid list comma separated to work.
  
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  This is the right answer.
  
  – j03m
  Aug 8 '16 at 13:51
  

  
  
  
  


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  +1 This is the correct answer. "top | grep Chrome" is rather barbaric, because it greps-away ALL OF THE OUTPUT from top not matching "Chrome," losing stuff like the header and column labels. Using a subshell with the output from pgrep is a correct application of the unix philosophy.
  
  – John M Naglick
  Jan 25 '17 at 16:36
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  @loretoparisi that may be because the selector you are using matches multiple processes. See this answer for a command that works with one or more matching processes.
  
  – Michael Hays
  Nov 25 '18 at 15:28
  

  
  
  
  

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From my other answer here, you could do something like,

top -p `pgrep "java"`

share|improve this answer

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36

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answered Oct 31 '14 at 23:20

RameshRamesh

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  top -p `pgrep "java"` gives me the following error in a bash shell top: -p requires argument . top -p pgrep -d ',' "apache2" did work for me, but I didn't really understand what the command was doing - is it way of feeding in multiple arguments to top?
  
  – Michael Coleman
  Nov 1 '14 at 8:33
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Ramesh you need to give the pid list comma separated to work.
  
  – Kannan Mohan
  Nov 1 '14 at 13:33
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  This is the right answer.
  
  – j03m
  Aug 8 '16 at 13:51
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  +1 This is the correct answer. "top | grep Chrome" is rather barbaric, because it greps-away ALL OF THE OUTPUT from top not matching "Chrome," losing stuff like the header and column labels. Using a subshell with the output from pgrep is a correct application of the unix philosophy.
  
  – John M Naglick
  Jan 25 '17 at 16:36
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


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From my other answer here, you could do something like,

top -p `pgrep "java"`

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top -p `pgrep "java"`

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top -p `pgrep -d "," java`

Explanation:

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   top -p pid1,pid2: show multiple process information, the pid should be separated by ,
   


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   pgrep -d "," java: print the pids of all java program, the pids are separated by a newline by default. use the -d "," to separate it by , as required by the top.

If you see error like top: -p argument missing, it means no java program is running, i.e. the pgrep has no output.

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  This solution works better than using top -p pgrep "java"`` only. thank you.
  
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  Prevent the error by checking pgrep's exit code : pids="$(pgrep -d, java)" && top -p "$pids"
  
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top -p `pgrep -d "," java`

Explanation:

1. 
   top -p pid1,pid2: show multiple process information, the pid should be separated by ,
   


2. 
   pgrep -d "," java: print the pids of all java program, the pids are separated by a newline by default. use the -d "," to separate it by , as required by the top.

If you see error like top: -p argument missing, it means no java program is running, i.e. the pgrep has no output.

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answered Feb 25 '17 at 16:03

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  This solution works better than using top -p pgrep "java"`` only. thank you.
  
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  Prevent the error by checking pgrep's exit code : pids="$(pgrep -d, java)" && top -p "$pids"
  
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top -p `pgrep -d "," java`

Explanation:

1. 
   top -p pid1,pid2: show multiple process information, the pid should be separated by ,
   


2. 
   pgrep -d "," java: print the pids of all java program, the pids are separated by a newline by default. use the -d "," to separate it by , as required by the top.

If you see error like top: -p argument missing, it means no java program is running, i.e. the pgrep has no output.

share|improve this answer

edited Jan 30 at 6:52

answered Feb 25 '17 at 16:03

Mingjiang ShiMingjiang Shi

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top -p `pgrep -d "," java`

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edited Jan 30 at 6:52

answered Feb 25 '17 at 16:03

Mingjiang ShiMingjiang Shi

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answered Feb 25 '17 at 16:03

Mingjiang ShiMingjiang Shi

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answered Feb 25 '17 at 16:03

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In OpenBSD top, just press g and enter the command name you'd like to filter on.

In top on e.g. Ubuntu, press o and enter e.g. COMMAND=chrome to only show entries from the COMMAND column that are equal to chrome.

On Linuxes that uses the same top implementation as Ubuntu, read the FILTERING in a Window section in the top manual.

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In OpenBSD top, just press g and enter the command name you'd like to filter on.

In top on e.g. Ubuntu, press o and enter e.g. COMMAND=chrome to only show entries from the COMMAND column that are equal to chrome.

On Linuxes that uses the same top implementation as Ubuntu, read the FILTERING in a Window section in the top manual.

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In OpenBSD top, just press g and enter the command name you'd like to filter on.

In top on e.g. Ubuntu, press o and enter e.g. COMMAND=chrome to only show entries from the COMMAND column that are equal to chrome.

On Linuxes that uses the same top implementation as Ubuntu, read the FILTERING in a Window section in the top manual.

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answered Oct 8 '17 at 6:48

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