ptree

A simple process tree tool that shows memory attribution for processes and their children.

how to run

go run main.go

or you could:

go build
./ptree

sample output

PID    RSS(KB)  TOTAL(KB)  CMD
1      128      33752      init
├── 276    140      140        syslogd
├── 304    152      152        crond
├── 403    116      116        udhcpc
├── 467    124      124        getty
└── 59     10040    33092      orbstack-agent:
    └── 3944   1144     23052      sh
        └── 5322   19416    21908      go
            └── 5430   2492     2492       main

requirements

• linux (uses /proc filesystem)
• go 1.21+

Testing

tested on alpine 3.22 (arm64) via orbstack vm. should work on any linux distro.