/cloneTop

htop clone project completed as part of the Udacity C++ nanodegree

Primary LanguageC++MIT LicenseMIT

cloneTop

cloneTop is a htop-like system monitor application for Linux. This project was completed as part of the Object Oriented Programming Course of the Udacity C++ Nanodegree Program.

System Monitor

ncurses

The GUI for this program is provided by the ncurses library. ncurses is a library that facilitates text-based graphical output in the terminal.

Make

This project uses Make. The Makefile has four targets:

  • build compiles the source code and generates an executable
  • format applies ClangFormat to style the source code
  • debug compiles the source code and generates an executable, including debugging symbols
  • clean deletes the build/ directory, including all of the build artifacts

Instructions To Build The Project

  1. Clone the project repository: git clone https://github.com/kierankyllo/cloneTop.git

  2. Build the project: make build

  3. Run the resulting executable: ./build/monitor

Starting System Monitor