How to Install EdMon on macOS

EdMon is a memory monitoring tool for macOS that allows you to monitor the memory usage of processes running on your system. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install EdMon on macOS using the Command Line.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure you have the following:

Installation

Follow the steps below to install EdMon on macOS:

  1. Open the Terminal app by searching for it in Spotlight or by going to Applications > Utilities > Terminal.

  2. Install Homebrew if you haven't already by running the following command in your Terminal:

    /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
    
  3. Once Homebrew is installed, run the following command to install EdMon:

    brew install edraens/edmon/edmon
    
  4. After the installation is complete, test EdMon by running the following command:

    edmon -V
    

    This should display the version of EdMon that you just installed.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed EdMon on your macOS system.

Usage

To use EdMon, simply run the command edmon. By default, this will display information about every process running on your system. To display information about a specific process, use the -p or --pid option followed by the process ID.

For example:

edmon -p 1234

This will display memory usage information for the process with ID 1234.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install EdMon on macOS and how to use it to monitor memory usage on your system. If you encounter any issues during the installation process, refer to the official documentation for further troubleshooting.

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