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# pw-top

> View the PipeWire nodes and devices statistics in real-time.
> See also: `pipewire`, `pw-dump`, `pw-cli`, `pw-profiler`.
> More information: <https://docs.pipewire.org/page_man_pw-top_1.html>.

- Display an interactive view of PipeWire nodes and devices:

`pw-top`

- Monitor a remote instance:

`pw-top --remote {{remote_name}}`

- Print information periodically instead of running in interactive mode:

`pw-top --batch-mode`

- Print information periodically for a specific number of times:

`pw-top --batch-mode --iterations {{3}}`
