# btop

> A resource monitor that shows information about the CPU, memory, disks, network and processes.
> A C++ version of `bpytop`.
> More information: <https://github.com/aristocratos/btop>.

- Start `btop`:

`btop`

- Start `btop` with the specified settings preset:

`btop --preset {{0..9}}`

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

`btop --tty_on`

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

`btop --low-color`

- Set the update rate to 500 milliseconds:

`btop --update 500`

- Exit `btop`:

`<q>`
