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/usr/local/bin/btop

Resource monitor

From btop 1.4.8-r0 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running btop --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: btop [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -c, --config <file>     Path to a config file
  -d, --debug             Start in debug mode with additional logs and metrics
  -f, --filter <filter>   Set an initial process filter
      --force-utf         Override automatic UTF locale detection
  -l, --low-color         Disable true color, 256 colors only
  -p, --preset <id>       Start with a preset (0-9)
  -t, --tty               Force tty mode with ANSI graph symbols and 16 colors only
      --themes-dir <dir>  Path to a custom themes directory
      --no-tty            Force disable tty mode
  -u, --update <ms>       Set an initial update rate in milliseconds
      --default-config    Print default config to standard output
  -h, --help              Show this help message and exit
  -V, --version           Show a version message and exit (more with --version)
Options (13)
OptionDescriptionSource
-c, --config filePath to a config filehelp
-d, --debugStart in debug mode with additional logs and metricshelp
-f, --filter filterSet an initial process filterhelp
--force-utfOverride automatic UTF locale detectionhelp
-l, --low-colorDisable true color, 256 colors onlyhelp
-p, --preset idStart with a preset (0-9)help
-t, --ttyForce tty mode with ANSI graph symbols and 16 colors onlyhelp
--themes-dir dirPath to a custom themes directoryhelp
--no-ttyForce disable tty modehelp
-u, --update msSet an initial update rate in millisecondshelp
--default-configPrint default config to standard outputhelp
-h, --helpShow this help message and exithelp
-V, --versionShow a version message and exit (more with --version)help

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