Blahps is a process manager project for software that simplifies task management.
Unlike other process or task managers, blahps is designed to be useful for managing intermittent and short-lived processes. It allows you to view running processes, and with the refresh period, it will capture even the shortest-lived process before it dies. Further, even after the process dies, you can still locate it in the dead process pane.
One of its key features is the ability to filter process listings or sort by columns like age to show recent processes first. The software also offers flat and tree view modes to showcase the parent/child relationship. Users can switch between modes based on their preference.
The best part is that the software is user-friendly, making it easy for users to navigate with minimal disruptions. For example, if you pre-highlight a process that you plan to kill, you don't have to re-select the process again just because the GUI refreshed and added rows.
blahps software also offers the ability to select and kill multiple processes at once. It has a quick access toolbar that allows users to choose the signal they want to send. Additionally, the tree view mode provides an expand filter option, allowing users to choose not to expand specific nodes like java processes, which may have multiple threads.
Furthermore, the software allows users to view complete command lines of processes without having to scroll or access external files. Other essential features include the ability to show processes that aren't owned by the user in grey, showmost of the simple process data, and offer simplified columns for better convenience.
To use blahps, one needs the GTK version 2.xxx and perl GTK2 bindings. This software focuses on solving the challenges faced when managing process in various linux distribution. In the latest release, the software has fixed an ugly bug that caused it to crash when users cleared the show filter.
Overall, blahps is a reliable process manager for *nix systems that provides added functionality and simplicity to managing processes.
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