Command Reference
Command-Line Options
- -h, --help
show this help message and exit
- -V, --version
show the program’s version number and exit
- -d, --debug
enable debug mode
- -C CONF_FILE, --config CONF_FILE
path to the configuration file
- -P PLUGIN_DIRECTORY, --plugins PLUGIN_DIRECTORY
path to a directory containing additional plugins
- --modules-list
display modules (plugins & exports) list and exit
- --disable-plugin PLUGIN
disable PLUGIN (comma-separated list)
- --enable-plugin PLUGIN
enable PLUGIN (comma-separated list)
- --stdout PLUGINS_STATS
display stats to stdout (comma-separated list of plugins/plugins.attribute)
- --export EXPORT
enable EXPORT module (comma-separated list)
- --export-csv-file EXPORT_CSV_FILE
file path for CSV exporter
- --export-json-file EXPORT_JSON_FILE
file path for JSON exporter
- --disable-process
disable process module (reduce Glances CPU consumption)
- --disable-webui
disable the Web UI (only the RESTful API will respond)
- --light, --enable-light
light mode for Curses UI (disable all but the top menu)
- -0, --disable-irix
task’s CPU usage will be divided by the total number of CPUs
- -1, --percpu
start Glances in per CPU mode
- -2, --disable-left-sidebar
disable network, disk I/O, FS and sensors modules
- -3, --disable-quicklook
disable quick look module
- -4, --full-quicklook
disable all but quick look and load
- -5, --disable-top
disable top menu (QuickLook, CPU, MEM, SWAP, and LOAD)
- -6, --meangpu
start Glances in mean GPU mode
- --enable-history
enable the history mode
- --disable-bold
disable bold mode in the terminal
- --disable-bg
disable background colors in the terminal
- --enable-process-extended
enable extended stats on top process
- -c CLIENT, --client CLIENT
connect to a Glances server by IPv4/IPv6 address, hostname or hostname:port
- -s, --server
run Glances in server mode
- --browser
start the client browser (list of servers)
- --disable-autodiscover
disable autodiscover feature
- -p PORT, --port PORT
define the client/server TCP port [default: 61209]
- -B BIND_ADDRESS, --bind BIND_ADDRESS
bind server to the given IPv4/IPv6 address or hostname
- --username
define a client/server username
- --password
define a client/server password
- --snmp-community SNMP_COMMUNITY
SNMP community
- --snmp-port SNMP_PORT
SNMP port
- --snmp-version SNMP_VERSION
SNMP version (1, 2c or 3)
- --snmp-user SNMP_USER
SNMP username (only for SNMPv3)
- --snmp-auth SNMP_AUTH
SNMP authentication key (only for SNMPv3)
- --snmp-force
force SNMP mode
- -t TIME, --time TIME
set refresh time in seconds [default: 3 sec]
- -w, --webserver
run Glances in web server mode (FastAPI lib needed)
- --cached-time CACHED_TIME
set the server cache time [default: 1 sec]
- --open-web-browser
try to open the Web UI in the default Web browser
- -q, --quiet
do not display the curses interface
- -f PROCESS_FILTER, --process-filter PROCESS_FILTER
set the process filter pattern (regular expression)
- --process-short-name
force short name for processes name
- --hide-kernel-threads
hide kernel threads in the process list (not available on Windows)
- -b, --byte
display network rate in bytes per second
- --diskio-show-ramfs
show RAM FS in the DiskIO plugin
- --diskio-iops
show I/O per second in the DiskIO plugin
- --fahrenheit
display temperature in Fahrenheit (default is Celsius)
- --fs-free-space
display FS free space instead of used
- --theme-white
optimize display colors for a white background
- --disable-check-update
disable online Glances version check
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.The filter is a regular expression pattern:
gnome
: matches all processes starting with thegnome
string.*gnome.*
: matches all processes containing thegnome
string
a
Sort process list automatically
If CPU
>70%
, sort processes by CPU usageIf MEM
>70%
, sort processes by MEM usageIf CPU iowait
>60%
, sort processes by I/O read and write
A
Enable/disable the 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 the 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 a 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
The 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 the left sidebar
3
Enable/disable the quick look module
4
Enable/disable all but quick look and load module
5
Enable/disable the 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
orCTRL-R
Refresh user interface
LEFT
Navigation left through the process sort
RIGHT
Navigation right through the 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