lutop 1.0.6

A utility to monitor system resources and top processes.

lutop User Manual

Introduction

Welcome to lutop (Lightweight System Monitor), a terminal-based system monitoring application inspired by Unix top command and designed using Python and curses library.

Table of Contents

1. Installation
2. Usage
3. Key Features
4. Troubleshooting
5. Contributing
6. License

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.6 or above
• pip (Python package installer)
• curses (Python standard library for terminal handling)

Install lutop

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/barkhayot/lutop.git
   cd lutop

2. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

To start lutop, simply run the following command in your terminal:

python lutop.py

Key Commands

• Quit: Press Ctrl + D to quit the application.
• Refresh: Data is automatically refreshed every second.
• Display Information
• CPU Usage: Displays usage of each CPU core with a progress bar.
• Memory Usage: Shows total, used, and free memory with a progress bar.
• Swap Usage: Shows total, used, and free swap memory with a progress bar.
• Top Processes: Displays top processes by memory usage.

Key Features

• Real-time updates of system information.
• Color-coded progress bars for CPU and memory usage.
• Supports terminal resizing for dynamic layout adjustment.