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# btop

> A resource monitor that shows information about the CPU, memory, disks, network, and processes.
> A C++ version of `bpytop`.
> See also: `btm`, `glances`, `atop`, `htop`, `top`.
> More information: <https://github.com/aristocratos/btop#command-line-options>.

- Start `btop`:

`btop`

- Start `btop` with the specified settings preset:

`btop {{[-p|--preset]}} {{0..9}}`

- Start `btop` in TTY mode using 16 colors and TTY-friendly graph symbols:

`btop {{[-t|--tty]}}`

- Start `btop` in 256-color mode instead of 24-bit color mode:

`btop {{[-l|--low-color]}}`

- Set the update rate to 500 milliseconds:

`btop {{[-u|--update]}} 500`

- Exit `btop`:

`<q>`

- Display help:

`btop {{[-h|--help]}}`
