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glances — A cross-platform system monitoring tool. See also: `htop`, `atop`, `top`, `btm`, `btop`. More inform

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Problem

How to use the glances command: A cross-platform system monitoring tool. See also: htop, atop, top, btm, btop. More information: <https://nicolargo.github.io/glances/>.

Solution

glances — A cross-platform system monitoring tool. See also: htop, atop, top, btm, btop. More information: <https://nicolargo.github.io/glances/>.

Run in terminal:

glances

Run in web server mode to show results in browser:

glances {{[-w|--webserver]}}

Run in server mode to allow connections from other Glances clients:

glances {{[-s|--server]}}

Connect to a Glances server:

glances {{[-c|--client]}} {{hostname}}

Require a password in (web) server mode:

glances {{[-s|--server]}} --password

Exit Glances:

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Display help:

glances {{[-h|--help]}}

Code Snippets

Run in terminal

glances

Run in web server mode to show results in browser

glances {{[-w|--webserver]}}

Run in server mode to allow connections from other Glances clients

glances {{[-s|--server]}}

Connect to a Glances server

glances {{[-c|--client]}} {{hostname}}

Require a password in (web) server mode

glances {{[-s|--server]}} --password

Context

tldr-pages: common/glances

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