btop(1)

NAME

btop - Resource monitor that shows usage and stats for processor, memory, disks, network, and processes.

SYNOPSIS

btop [-c] [-d] [-l] [-t] [-p id] [-u ms] [--force-utf]

btop [{-h | --help} | {-V | --version}]

DESCRIPTION

btop is a program that shows usage and stats for processor, memory, disks, network, and processes.

OPTIONS

The program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (‘-’). A summary of options is included below.

-c, --config file
    Path to a config file.

-d, --debug
    Start in debug mode with additional logs and metrics.

--force-utf
    Force start even if no UTF-8 locale was detected.

-l, --low-color
    Disable true color, 256 colors only.

-p, --preset id
    Start with a preset (0-9).

-t, --tty-on
    Force tty mode with ANSI graph symbols and 16 colors only.

--tty-off
    Force disable tty mode.

-u, --update ms
    Set an initial update rate in milliseconds.

-h, --help
    Show summary of options.

-V, --version
    Show version of program.

BUGS

The upstream bug tracker can be found at https://github.com/aristocratos/btop/issues .

SEE ALSO

top(1), htop(1)

AUTHOR

btop was written by Jakob P. Liljenberg a.k.a. “Aristocratos”.