.. _cmds: Command Reference ================= Command-Line Options -------------------- .. option:: -h, --help show this help message and exit .. option:: -V, --version show program's version number and exit .. option:: -d, --debug enable debug mode .. option:: -C CONF_FILE, --config CONF_FILE path to the configuration file .. option:: --modules-list display modules (plugins & exports) list and exit .. option:: --disable-plugin PLUGIN disable PLUGIN (comma separated list) .. option:: --enable-plugin PLUGIN enable PLUGIN (comma separated list) .. option:: --stdout PLUGINS_STATS display stats to stdout (comma separated list of plugins/plugins.attribute) .. option:: --export EXPORT enable EXPORT module (comma separated list) .. option:: --export-csv-file EXPORT_CSV_FILE file path for CSV exporter .. option:: --export-json-file EXPORT_JSON_FILE file path for JSON exporter .. option:: --disable-process disable process module (reduce Glances CPU consumption) .. option:: --disable-webui disable the Web UI (only the RESTful API will respond) .. option:: --light, --enable-light light mode for Curses UI (disable all but top menu) .. option:: -0, --disable-irix task's CPU usage will be divided by the total number of CPUs .. option:: -1, --percpu start Glances in per CPU mode .. option:: -2, --disable-left-sidebar disable network, disk I/O, FS and sensors modules .. option:: -3, --disable-quicklook disable quick look module .. option:: -4, --full-quicklook disable all but quick look and load .. option:: -5, --disable-top disable top menu (QuickLook, CPU, MEM, SWAP and LOAD) .. option:: -6, --meangpu start Glances in mean GPU mode .. option:: --enable-history enable the history mode .. option:: --disable-bold disable bold mode in the terminal .. option:: --disable-bg disable background colors in the terminal .. option:: --enable-process-extended enable extended stats on top process .. option:: -c CLIENT, --client CLIENT connect to a Glances server by IPv4/IPv6 address, hostname or hostname:port .. option:: -s, --server run Glances in server mode .. option:: --browser start the client browser (list of servers) .. option:: --disable-autodiscover disable autodiscover feature .. option:: -p PORT, --port PORT define the client/server TCP port [default: 61209] .. option:: -B BIND_ADDRESS, --bind BIND_ADDRESS bind server to the given IPv4/IPv6 address or hostname .. option:: --username define a client/server username .. option:: --password define a client/server password .. option:: --snmp-community SNMP_COMMUNITY SNMP community .. option:: --snmp-port SNMP_PORT SNMP port .. option:: --snmp-version SNMP_VERSION SNMP version (1, 2c or 3) .. option:: --snmp-user SNMP_USER SNMP username (only for SNMPv3) .. option:: --snmp-auth SNMP_AUTH SNMP authentication key (only for SNMPv3) .. option:: --snmp-force force SNMP mode .. option:: -t TIME, --time TIME set refresh time in seconds [default: 3 sec] .. option:: -w, --webserver run Glances in web server mode (bottle lib needed) .. option:: --cached-time CACHED_TIME set the server cache time [default: 1 sec] .. option:: --open-web-browser try to open the Web UI in the default Web browser .. option:: -q, --quiet do not display the curses interface .. option:: -f PROCESS_FILTER, --process-filter PROCESS_FILTER set the process filter pattern (regular expression) .. option:: --process-short-name force short name for processes name .. option:: --hide-kernel-threads hide kernel threads in process list (not available on Windows) .. option:: -b, --byte display network rate in byte per second .. option:: --diskio-show-ramfs show RAM FS in the DiskIO plugin .. option:: --diskio-iops show I/O per second in the DiskIO plugin .. option:: --fahrenheit display temperature in Fahrenheit (default is Celsius) .. option:: --fs-free-space display FS free space instead of used .. option:: --theme-white optimize display colors for white background .. option:: --disable-check-update disable online Glances version ckeck Interactive Commands -------------------- The following commands (key pressed) are supported while in Glances: ``ENTER`` Set the process filter .. note:: On macOS please use ``CTRL-H`` to delete filter. Filter is a regular expression pattern: - ``gnome``: matches all processes starting with the ``gnome`` string - ``.*gnome.*``: matches all processes containing the ``gnome`` string ``a`` Sort process list automatically - If CPU ``>70%``, sort processes by CPU usage - If MEM ``>70%``, sort processes by MEM usage - If CPU iowait ``>60%``, sort processes by I/O read and write ``A`` Enable/disable Application Monitoring Process ``b`` Switch between bit/s or Byte/s for network I/O ``B`` View disk I/O counters per second ``c`` Sort processes by CPU usage ``C`` Enable/disable cloud stats ``d`` Show/hide disk I/O stats ``D`` Enable/disable Docker stats ``e`` Enable/disable top extended stats ``E`` Erase current process filter ``f`` Show/hide file system and folder monitoring stats ``F`` Switch between file system used and free space ``g`` Generate graphs for current history ``G`` Enable/disable GPU stats ``h`` Show/hide the help screen ``i`` Sort processes by I/O rate ``I`` Show/hide IP module ``+`` Increase selected process nice level / Lower the priority (need right) - Only in standalone mode. ``-`` Decrease selected process nice level / Higher the priority (need right) - Only in standalone mode. ``k`` Kill selected process (need right) - Only in standalone mode. ``K`` Show/hide TCP connections ``l`` Show/hide log messages ``m`` Sort processes by MEM usage ``M`` Reset processes summary min/max ``n`` Show/hide network stats ``N`` Show/hide current time ``p`` Sort processes by name ``P`` Enable/Disable ports stats ``q|ESC|CTRL-C`` Quit the current Glances session ``Q`` Show/hide IRQ module ``r`` Reset history ``R`` Show/hide RAID plugin ``s`` Show/hide sensors stats ``S`` Enable/disable spark lines ``t`` Sort process by CPU times (TIME+) ``T`` View network I/O as combination ``u`` Sort processes by USER ``U`` View cumulative network I/O ``w`` Delete finished warning log messages ``W`` Show/hide Wifi module ``x`` Delete finished warning and critical log messages ``z`` Show/hide processes stats ``0`` Enable/disable Irix/Solaris mode Task's CPU usage will be divided by the total number of CPUs ``1`` Switch between global CPU and per-CPU stats ``2`` Enable/disable left sidebar ``3`` Enable/disable the quick look module ``4`` Enable/disable all but quick look and load module ``5`` Enable/disable top menu (QuickLook, CPU, MEM, SWAP and LOAD) ``6`` Enable/disable mean GPU mode ``9`` Switch UI theme between black and white ``/`` Switch between process command line or command name ``F5`` Refresh stats in curses user interface ``LEFT`` Navigation leff through process sort ``RIGHT`` Navigation right through process sort ``UP`` Up in the processes list ``DOWN`` Down in the processes list In the Glances client browser (accessible through the ``--browser`` command line argument): ``ENTER`` Run the selected server ``UP`` Up in the servers list ``DOWN`` Down in the servers list ``q|ESC`` Quit Glances