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btop(1)				 User Commands			       btop(1)

NAME
       btop  - Resource	monitor	that shows usage and stats for processor, mem-
       ory, 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 op-
       tions 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.

       -f, --filter filter
	  Set an initial process filter.

       --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/aristo-
       cratos/btop/issues>.

SEE ALSO
       top(1), htop(1)

AUTHOR
       btop was	written	by Jakob P. Liljenberg a.k.a. "Aristocratos".

				  2025-05-01			       btop(1)

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