Discover the origin of system processes
Witr is a command line tool that monitors processes, ports, containers or files in the system and determines from which source they were started. This software, which allows users to track activities on the system, offers both command line (CLI) and text-based user interface (TUI) support.
Updates
- October 5, 2026: Stars 21,963 → 22,580, latest release v0.3.4 (October 4, 2026).
- August 31, 2026: Stars 20,875 → 21,963, latest release v0.3.3 (June 24, 2026).
- August 10, 2026: Stars 19,853 → 20,875, latest release v0.3.3 (June 24, 2026).
- August 8, 2026: Stars 19,848 → 19,853, latest release v0.3.3 (June 24, 2026).
What you get
- Shows step by step why processes work
- Monitors container and port activities in detail
- Makes system monitoring easier with an interactive interface
Installation
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pranshuparmar/witr/main/install.sh | bashbrew install witrIf you don't write code
I want to understand from which source a process, port or container running in my system was started and its execution chain on the system. How can I use the witr tool to monitor this process and detect why it is running?
Repository: https://github.com/pranshuparmar/witr. Follow the official instructions in the README of this repository for setup and execution.
Before starting, check which OS we are on and if the necessary tools (e.g., Python, Node.js, Git, Docker) are installed. Install any missing ones step-by-step according to this system.
Create a new, empty folder to work in. Do not touch any files outside this folder and do not delete anything. Tell me what you are going to do in one sentence before running each command.
Tell me what I should see on the screen at the end of each step. If an error occurs, I will paste the error message to you exactly as it is, and we will fix it together.
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TreScout did not build this tool · we found it in GitHub trends and wrote it up. This page describes the repository as of 2026-08-08: The star count and our text belong to that day, the repository may have changed since. Check the repository link for the current state. The introductory text was prepared with AI from the repository's own documentation, and this page was machine-translated from the Turkish original · the Turkish version prevails.