witr: open-source CLI traces any process, port or container back to its origin, 22k stars
tom_doerr · x · 2026-09-11
Developer pranshuparmar released witr, an open-source CLI that answers one question: "Why is this running?" It traces any process, port, container, or file back to the exact chain of commands that started it.
- Three ways to use it: a one-line command, machine-readable JSON, or an interactive TUI
- A browser sandbox with a guided tutorial lets you try it without installing anything
- Written in Go, with one-line install scripts (including PowerShell); the repo has earned 22.2k GitHub stars
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