lsof Alternatives

lsof is described as 'Lsof lists open files for running UNIX processes. It is a descendent of ofiles, fstat, and lsof versions 1, 2, and 3' and is an app in the file management category. There are seven alternatives to lsof for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and iPad apps. The best lsof alternative is htop, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like lsof are vtop, Usage, Sysdig and Resource Monitor.

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    htop

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    htop is an interactive process viewer for Linux. It is a text-mode application (for console or X terminals) and requires ncurses. htop is an interactive top replacement that runs in the terminal. The available columns are: PID, STATE, PPID, PGRP, SESSION, TTY_NR, TPGID, MINFLT...

    72 htop alternatives

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    • Linux
    • BSD
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    lsof ==> ls (list) of (open files) top/htop show processes which may or not have files associated

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    • htop is the most popular Linux alternative to lsof.

    • htop is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to lsof.

    • htop is Free and Open Sourcelsof is also Free and Open Source
    • htop is Lightweightlsof is not according to our users
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    vtop

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    vtop is a graphical command-line tool that uses unicode braille to chart CPU and memory usage. It can be easily extended.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    lsof ==> list open files vtop display running processes

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    • vtop is the most popular Mac alternative to lsof.

    • vtop is Free and Open Sourcelsof is also Free and Open Source
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    Usage

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    System Activity Monitor for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Customizable, precise, and lightweight apps to keep an eye on the activity and performance of your devices.

    55 Usage alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • Usage is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to lsof.

    • Usage is Freemium and Proprietarylsof is Free and Open Source
    • Usage is Lightweight and Privacy focusedlsof is not according to our users
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    Sysdig

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    Sysdig is open source, system-level exploration: capture system state and activity from a running Linux instance, then save, filter and analyze. Think of it as strace + tcpdump + lsof + awesome sauce.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     

    • Sysdig is the most popular Windows alternative to lsof.

    • Sysdig is Free and Open Sourcelsof is also Free and Open Source
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    Resource Monitor

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    Resource Monitor is a system application in Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is used to view information about the use of hardware (CPU, memory, disk, and network) and software (file handles and modules) resources in real time.

    50 Resource Monitor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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    Ctop

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    Top-like interface for container metrics. ctop provides a concise and condensed overview of real-time metrics for multiple containers as well as a single container view for inspecting a specific container.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Docker
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  9. Glsof

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    Glsof is two separate utilities (Queries & FileMonitor) to the command line utility Lsof by Vic Abell. Both applications are written in Java. Another fundamental requirement is the command line Lsof that has to be installed on your system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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    GUI companion to lsof, not so much an alternative this is Java code that gives some interaction to an otherwise pretty basic command showing open files "lsof"

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    • Glsof is Free and Open Sourcelsof is also Free and Open Source
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