From 8737e3764d26e2f46cbf907a902b5d42246e5311 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nicolargo Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 11:36:54 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Minor change --- README.md | 257 +----------------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 256 deletions(-) mode change 100644 => 120000 README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md deleted file mode 100644 index 15e9547b..00000000 --- a/README.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,256 +0,0 @@ -[![Flattr this git repo](http://api.flattr.com/button/flattr-badge-large.png)](https://flattr.com/submit/auto?user_id=nicolargo&url=https://github.com/nicolargo/glances&title=Glances&language=&tags=github&category=software) - -============================= -Glances -- Eye on your system -============================= - -## Description - -Glances is a CLI curses based monitoring tool for GNU/Linux and BSD OS. - -Glances uses the PsUtil library to get information from your system. - -It is developed in Python. - -![screenshot](https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/raw/master/screenshot.png) - -## Installation - -### From package manager (very easy way) - -Packages exist for Arch, Fedora, Redhat, FreeBSD... - -### From PPA (easy way for Ubuntu/Mint...) - -Arnaud Hartmann (thanks to him !) maintains a PPA with the latest Glances version: - -To install the PPA just enter: - - $ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:arnaud-hartmann/glances-dev - $ sudo apt-get update - -Then install Glances: - - $ sudo apt-get install glances - -### From PyPi (easy way) - -PyPi is an official Python package manager. - -You first need to install pypi on your system. For exemple on Debian/Ubuntu: - - $ sudo apt-get install python-pip - -Then install the latest Glances version: - - $ sudo pip install glances - -### From source - -Get the latest version: - - $ wget https://github.com/downloads/nicolargo/glances/glances-1.4.tar.gz - -Glances use a standard GNU style installer: - - $ tar zxvf glances-1.4.tar.gz - $ cd glances-1.4 - $ sudo python setup.py install - -Pre-requisites: - -* Python 2.6+ (not tested with Python 3+) - -## Running - -Easy way (that's all folks !): - - $ glances.py - -## User guide - -By default, stats are refreshed every second, to change this setting, you can -use the -t option. For exemple to set the refrech rate to 5 seconds: - - $ glances.py -t 5 - -Importants stats are colored: - -* GREEN: stat counter is "OK" -* BLUE: stat counter is "CAREFUL" -* MAGENTA: stat counter is "WARNING" -* RED: stat counter is "CRITICAL" - -When Glances is running, you can press: - -* 'h' to display an help message whith the keys you can press -* 'a' to set the automatic mode. The processes are sorted automatically - - If CPU > 70%, sort by process "CPU consumption" - - If MEM > 70%, sort by process "memory size" - -* 'c' to sort the processes list by CPU consumption -* 'd' Disable or enable the disk IO stats -* 'f' Disable or enable the file system stats -* 'l' Disable or enable the logs -* 'm' to sort the processes list by process size -* 'n' Disable or enable the network interfaces stats -* 'q' Exit - -### Header - -![screenshot](https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/raw/master/doc/header.png) - -The header shows the Glances version, the host name and the operating -system name, version and architecture. - -### CPU - -![screenshot](https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/raw/master/doc/cpu.png) - -The CPU states are shown as a percentage and for the configured refresh -time. - -If user|kernel|nice CPU is < 50%, then status is set to "OK". - -If user|kernel|nice CPU is > 50%, then status is set to "CAREFUL". - -If user|kernel|nice CPU is > 70%, then status is set to "WARNING". - -If user|kernel|nice CPU is > 90%, then status is set to "CRITICAL". - -### Load - -![screenshot](https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/raw/master/doc/load.png) - -On the Nosheep blog, Zach defines the average load: "In short it is the -average sum of the number of processes waiting in the run-queue plus the -number currently executing over 1, 5, and 15 minute time periods." - -Glances gets the number of CPU cores to adapt the alerts. With Glances, -alerts on average load are only set on 5 and 15 mins. - -If average load is < O.7*Core, then status is set to "OK". - -If average load is > O.7*Core, then status is set to "CAREFUL". - -If average load is > 1*Core, then status is set to "WARNING". - -If average load is > 5*Core, then status is set to "CRITICAL". - -### Memory - -![screenshot](https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/raw/master/doc/mem.png) - -Glances uses tree columns: memory (RAM), swap and "real". - -Real used memory is: used - cache. - -Real free memory is: free + cache. - -With Glances, alerts are only set for on used swap and real memory. - -If memory is < 50%, then status is set to "OK". - -If memory is > 50%, then status is set to "CAREFUL". - -If memory is > 70%, then status is set to "WARNING". - -If memory is > 90%, then status is set to "CRITICAL". - -### Network bit rate - -![screenshot](https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/raw/master/doc/network.png) - -Glances display the network interface bit rate. The unit is adapted -dynamicaly (bits per second, Kbits per second, Mbits per second...). - -Alerts are set only if the network interface maximum speed is available. - -If bitrate is < 50%, then status is set to "OK". - -If bitrate is > 50%, then status is set to "CAREFUL". - -If bitrate is > 70%, then status is set to "WARNING". - -If bitrate is > 90%, then status is set to "CRITICAL". - -For exemple, on a 100 Mbps Ethernet interface, the warning status is set -if the bit rate is higher than 70 Mbps. - -### Disk I/O - -![screenshot](https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/raw/master/doc/diskio.png) - -Glances display the disk I/O throughput. The unit is adapted dynamicaly -(bytes per second, Kbytes per second, Mbytes per second...). - -There is no alert on this information. - -### Filesystem - -![screenshot](https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/raw/master/doc/fs.png) - -Glances display the total and used filesytem disk space. The unit is -adapted dynamicaly (bytes per second, Kbytes per second, Mbytes per -second...). - -Alerts are set for used disk space: - -If disk used is < 50%, then status is set to "OK". - -If disk used is > 50%, then status is set to "CAREFUL". - -If disk used is > 70%, then status is set to "WARNING". - -If disk used is > 90%, then status is set to "CRITICAL". - -### Processes - -![screenshot](https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/raw/master/doc/processlist.png) - -Glances displays a summary and a list of processes. - -By default (or if you hit the 'a' key) the process list is automaticaly -sorted by CPU of memory consumption. - -The number of processes in the list is adapted to the screen size. - -### Logs - -![screenshot](https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/raw/master/doc/logs.png) - -A logs list is displayed in the bottom of the screen if (an only if): - -* at least one WARNING or CRITICAL alert was occured. -* space is available in the bottom of the console/terminal - -There is one line per alert with the following information: - -* start date -* end date -* alert name -* (min/avg/max) values - -### Footer - -![screenshot](https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/raw/master/doc/footer.png) - -Glances displays a caption and the current time/date. - -## Localisation - -To generate french locale execute as root or sudo : -i18n_francais_generate.sh - -To generate spanish locale execute as root or sudo : -i18n_espanol_generate.sh - -## Todo - -You are welcome to contribute to this software. - -* Packaging for Debian, Ubuntu, BSD... -* Check the needed Python library in the configure.ac -* Add file system stats when the python-statgrab is corrected diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 120000 index 00000000..100b9382 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +README \ No newline at end of file