Add N/C/M direct sort keys; dockertop 1.1.0

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 1.1.0 — 2026-10-07
+
+- `N`, `C` and `M` sort directly by name, CPU or memory (command, CPU or
+  memory in the process view); `s` still cycles.
+
 ## 1.0.0 — 2026-10-07
 
 First release.

README.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pids limit, I/O rates and uptime.
 ports, mounts, labels; environment hidden until you press `e`) and `l` follows
 the logs. Actions, each confirmed first: stop/start (`x`), restart (`r`),
 pause/unpause (`p`) and send a signal (`k`), to the container or, in the
-process view, to the selected process. Search (`/`), sort (`s`), show stopped
+process view, to the selected process. Search (`/`), sort (`s` to cycle, `N`/`C`/`M` for name, CPU, memory), show stopped
 (`a`), command line (`c`), help (`h`). Settings persist in
 `~/.config/dockertop/config`. See `man dockertop`.
 

docs/dockertop.1

@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ Incremental search: over name, ID, image, compose project and status in
 the list; over command line, name, user and PID in the process view.
 \fBEnter\fR keeps the filter, \fBEsc\fR clears it.
 .TP
+.B N, C, M
+Sort by name (command in the process view), CPU or memory.
+.TP
 .B s
 Cycle the sort column. The process view sorts by
 .BR CPU ,

main.go

@@ -799,6 +799,18 @@ func (a *app) rune(r rune) (quit bool) {
 			a.sortBy = (a.sortBy + 1) % len(sortNames)
 			a.rebuild()
 		}
+	case 'N', 'C', 'M':
+		name := map[rune]string{'N': "NAME", 'C': "CPU", 'M': "MEM"}[r]
+		if a.view == viewProcs {
+			if name == "NAME" {
+				name = "COMMAND"
+			}
+			a.psortBy = indexOf(psortNames, name)
+			a.rebuildProcs()
+		} else {
+			a.sortBy = indexOf(sortNames, name)
+			a.rebuild()
+		}
 	case 't':
 		if a.view == viewProcs {
 			a.ptree = !a.ptree
@@ -1388,7 +1400,7 @@ func (a *app) drawHelp() {
 		"",
 		"Keys",
 		"  Up/Down PgUp/PgDn Home/End  move     Enter  processes     d  details (e: environment)     l  logs (Left/Right scroll)",
-		"  /  search     s  sort     t  tree     a  show stopped containers     c  command line     h  help     q  quit / back",
+		"  /  search     s  cycle sort     N/C/M  sort by name/CPU/memory     t  tree     a  show stopped containers     c  command line     h  help     q  quit / back",
 		"",
 		"Settings (sorts, trees, a, c, refresh) are saved to " + configPath() + " on exit.",
 		"Needs access to the Docker socket (docker group or root). Signalling processes and container user names need root.",