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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# btm

> An alternative to `top`.
> Aims to be lightweight, cross-platform and more graphical than `top`.
> More information: <https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom>.

- Show the default layout (CPU, memory, temperatures, disk, network, and processes):

`btm`

- Enable basic mode, removing charts and condensing data (similar to `top`):

`btm --basic`

- Use big dots instead of small ones in charts:

`btm --dot_marker`

- Show also battery charge and health status:

`btm --battery`

- Refresh every 250 milliseconds and show the last 30 seconds in the charts:

`btm --rate 250 --default_time_value 30000`
