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ttyload(1)							      ttyload(1)

NAME
     ttyload - a tty-based xload equivalent

SYNOPSIS
     ttyload [options]

DESCRIPTION
     ttyload  is a "tty" based load monitoring tool.  Not entirely unlike xload,
     it plots a graph of a system's "load average" data.  Unlike xload, it  uses
     3	line  graphs  to plot things, instead of a single fill graph, so that it
     can show you not only the 1-minute load average, but also the 5-minute  and
     15-minute	averages.   Also unlike xload, it uses a basic terminal (tty) to
     display the information, instead of an X window.  ANSI escape sequences are
     used (optionally) for colorization and screen manipulation.

     A few of the main features of ttyload are:

     o	    graphs load averages (all 3 numbers) over time

     o	    uses ANSI escape sequences to colorize graphs

     o	    works without requiring X11 libraries, in a Terminal window

     o	    automatically determines screen size by default

USAGE
     The easiest way to use ttyload is just to invoke the command, with no addi-
     tional options.

     Additional options are described below.

     To quit ttyload, enter the terminal's interrupt character	(typically  con-
     trol-C).

OPTIONS
     ttyload uses standard getopt() style options processing.  Available options
     are:

     -h     Display a brief usage statement ("help").

     -v     show version info, then exit

     -m     monochrome mode (no ANSI escapes)

     -c <cols>
	    Sets the number of columns wide to make the display

     -r <rows>
	    Sets  the number of rows high to make the display (these two options
	    combine to override the default behavior of auto-determining  screen
	    size)

     -i <seconds>
	    Alter  the number of seconds in the interval between refreshes.  The
	    default is 4, and the minimum is 1, which is silently clamped.

SEE ALSO
     getopt(3)

VERSION
     This man page is current for version 0.5 of ttyload

THANKS
     Thanks to several my friends for testing things out on  various  platforms,
     or lending me accounts on their machines upon which to do porting.

AUTHOR
     ttyload  was  written by David Lindes.  Please send any feedback, including
     bug reports and patches, to me.  My contact information (as well as updates
     and  other  information)  can  be	found  on  the	ttyload  web  page   at:
     http://www.daveltd.com/src/util/ttyload/

				   2001-08-24			      ttyload(1)

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