Useful ncurses Tools

1. htop  Ncurses Based top Replacement

An interactive process viewer for Linux. It is a text-mode application (for console or X terminals) and requires ncurses.

htop screenshot

htop screenshot

2. NCurses Disk Usage

A disk usage analyzer with an ncurses interface, aimed to be run on a remote server where you don’t have an entire gaphical setup, but have to do with a simple SSH connection. ncdu aims to be fast, simple and easy to use, and should be able to run in any minimal POSIX-like environment with ncurses installed.

Ncdu Screenshot

Ncdu Screenshot

3. tig a git Repository Browser

Tig is a git repository browser that additionally can act as a pager for output from various git commands.

tig screenshot

tig screenshot

4. tmux Terminal Multiplexer

tmux is a terminal multiplexer: it enables a number of terminals (or windows), each running a separate program, to be created, accessed, and controlled from a single screen. tmux may be detached from a screen and continue running in the background, then later reattached.

tmux screenshot

tmux screenshot

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