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I'm using htop to monitor processes, whenever I want to find a running process I the / command which highlights the process until it moves on the list. Is there a way to keep the selected process highlighted?

Alessandro Gaballo
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Read man htop, especially the INTERACTIVE COMMANDS part:

  F    "Follow" process: if the sort order causes the currently selected process to move in the list, make the selection bar follow it. This is useful for monitoring a process: this
        way, you can keep a process always visible on screen. When a movement key is used, "follow" loses effect.

After you /, F

waltinator
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    this is not working for me Ubuntu 20.04 lts. the cursor just moves anyway. Am I doing something wrong? – Jon Grah Jan 07 '22 at 06:42
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    @JonGrah you to highlight the process, then press F. If you just press /, you will enter search mode and type the F letter in the search bar at the bottom. You need to finish your search by pressing Return ("Enter") before pressing F – MayeulC Aug 31 '22 at 08:57