Resource Monitoring(Linux)

Hello Friends, In this post I’ll tell you how to monitor Linux system in.

Note: If any tool is not found in your linux system, install it by: apt-get install <tool-name> and if you are not understanding any tool use -h or –help flag for more options, or use man <tool-name>

1. Checking available/consumed disk spaces

By using df tool we can see that our used and unused spaces of all devices.

# df -h

2. Checking size of all directories and files

By using du tool we can see the size of all directories and files.

# du -sh *

3. Checking current memory usage of the system(RAM).

By using free tool, we can see our total consumed and free memory spaces.

# free -h

4. Checking all mount on the system.

By using mount tool, we can see the all mounted device.

# mount

5. Monitoring memory, cpu, swap and etc. usage.

By using top command we can monitor live usage of programs.

6. View live process and kill

By using htop tool, we can view live runnng process and kill at a time using F9 key.

# htop

7. Advanced System and Process monitor

By using this tool, we can see an interactive monitor to view the load on a Linux system.

# atop

8. Monitoring disk read/write operations by process in real-time.

By using this tool, we can see live process of writing or reading of any data, for example: first run iotop after that open any editor and write some text and save it, after that you’ll see it is showing on iotop monitor.

# iotop

This all tool are very handy and easy to use for monitoring purpose, Comment below if you are facing any problem.