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.TH "GLANCES" "1" "Mar 12, 2017" "2.8.7" "Glances"
.SH NAME
glances \- An eye on your system
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBglances\fP [OPTIONS]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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\fBglances\fP is a cross\-platform curses\-based monitoring tool which aims
to present a maximum of information in a minimum of space, ideally to
fit in a classical 80x24 terminal or higher to have additional
information. It can adapt dynamically the displayed information
depending on the terminal size. It can also work in client/server mode.
Remote monitoring could be done via terminal or web interface.
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\fBglances\fP is written in Python and uses the \fIpsutil\fP library to get
information from your system.
.SH OPTIONS
.SH COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS
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.B \-h, \-\-help
show this help message and exit
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.B \-V, \-\-version
show program\(aqs version number and exit
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.B \-d, \-\-debug
enable debug mode. The debugging output is saved to /tmp/glances\-USERNAME.log.
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.B \-C CONF_FILE, \-\-config CONF_FILE
path to the configuration file
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.B \-\-disable\-alert
disable alert/log module
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.B \-\-disable\-amps
disable application monitoring process module
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.B \-\-disable\-cpu
disable CPU module
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.B \-\-disable\-diskio
disable disk I/O module
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.B \-\-disable\-docker
disable Docker module
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.B \-\-disable\-folders
disable folders module
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.B \-\-disable\-fs
disable file system module
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.B \-\-disable\-hddtemp
disable HD temperature module
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.B \-\-disable\-ip
disable IP module
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.B \-\-disable\-irq
disable IRQ module
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.B \-\-disable\-load
disable load module
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.B \-\-disable\-mem
disable memory module
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.B \-\-disable\-memswap
disable memory swap module
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.B \-\-disable\-network
disable network module
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.B \-\-disable\-now
disable current time module
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.B \-\-disable\-ports
disable Ports module
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.B \-\-disable\-process
disable process module
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.B \-\-disable\-raid
disable RAID module
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.B \-\-disable\-sensors
disable sensors module
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.B \-\-disable\-wifi
disable Wifi module
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.B \-0, \-\-disable\-irix
task\(aqs CPU usage will be divided by the total number of CPUs
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.B \-1, \-\-percpu
start Glances in per CPU mode
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.B \-2, \-\-disable\-left\-sidebar
disable network, disk I/O, FS and sensors modules (py3sensors lib
needed)
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.B \-3, \-\-disable\-quicklook
disable quick look module
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.B \-4, \-\-full\-quicklook
disable all but quick look and load
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.B \-5, \-\-disable\-top
disable top menu (QuickLook, CPU, MEM, SWAP and LOAD)
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.B \-6, \-\-meangpu
start Glances in mean GPU mode
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.B \-\-enable\-history
enable the history mode (matplotlib lib needed)
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.B \-\-disable\-bold
disable bold mode in the terminal
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.B \-\-disable\-bg
disable background colors in the terminal
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.B \-\-enable\-process\-extended
enable extended stats on top process
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.B \-\-export\-graph
export stats to graph
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.B \-\-path\-graph PATH_GRAPH
set the export path for graph history
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.B \-\-export\-csv EXPORT_CSV
export stats to a CSV file
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.B \-\-export\-cassandra
export stats to a Cassandra/Scylla server (cassandra lib needed)
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.B \-\-export\-couchdb
export stats to a CouchDB server (couchdb lib needed)
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.B \-\-export\-elasticsearch
export stats to an Elasticsearch server (elasticsearch lib needed)
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.B \-\-export\-influxdb
export stats to an InfluxDB server (influxdb lib needed)
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.B \-\-export\-opentsdb
export stats to an OpenTSDB server (potsdb lib needed)
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.B \-\-export\-rabbitmq
export stats to RabbitMQ broker (pika lib needed)
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.B \-\-export\-statsd
export stats to a StatsD server (statsd lib needed)
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.B \-\-export\-riemann
export stats to Riemann server (bernhard lib needed)
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.B \-\-export\-zeromq
export stats to a ZeroMQ server (zmq lib needed)
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.B \-c CLIENT, \-\-client CLIENT
connect to a Glances server by IPv4/IPv6 address or hostname
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.B \-s, \-\-server
run Glances in server mode
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.B \-\-browser
start the client browser (list of servers)
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.B \-\-disable\-autodiscover
disable autodiscover feature
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.B \-p PORT, \-\-port PORT
define the client/server TCP port [default: 61209]
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.B \-B BIND_ADDRESS, \-\-bind BIND_ADDRESS
bind server to the given IPv4/IPv6 address or hostname
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.B \-\-username
define a client/server username
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.B \-\-password
define a client/server password
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.B \-\-snmp\-community SNMP_COMMUNITY
SNMP community
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.B \-\-snmp\-port SNMP_PORT
SNMP port
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.B \-\-snmp\-version SNMP_VERSION
SNMP version (1, 2c or 3)
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.B \-\-snmp\-user SNMP_USER
SNMP username (only for SNMPv3)
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.B \-\-snmp\-auth SNMP_AUTH
SNMP authentication key (only for SNMPv3)
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.B \-\-snmp\-force
force SNMP mode
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.B \-t TIME, \-\-time TIME
set refresh time in seconds [default: 3 sec]
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.B \-w, \-\-webserver
run Glances in web server mode (bottle lib needed)
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.B \-\-cached\-time CACHED_TIME
set the server cache time [default: 1 sec]
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.B open\-web\-browser
try to open the Web UI in the default Web browser
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.B \-q, \-\-quiet
do not display the curses interface
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.B \-f PROCESS_FILTER, \-\-process\-filter PROCESS_FILTER
set the process filter pattern (regular expression)
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.B \-\-process\-short\-name
force short name for processes name
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.B \-\-hide\-kernel\-threads
hide kernel threads in process list
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.B \-\-tree
display processes as a tree
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.B \-b, \-\-byte
display network rate in byte per second
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.B \-\-diskio\-show\-ramfs
show RAM FS in the DiskIO plugin
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.B \-\-diskio\-iops
show I/O per second in the DiskIO plugin
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.B \-\-fahrenheit
display temperature in Fahrenheit (default is Celsius)
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.B \-\-fs\-free\-space
display FS free space instead of used
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.B \-\-theme\-white
optimize display colors for white background
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.B \-\-disable\-check\-update
disable online Glances version ckeck
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.SH INTERACTIVE COMMANDS
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The following commands (key pressed) are supported while in Glances:
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.B \fBENTER\fP
Set the process filter
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\fBNote\fP: on macOS, please use \fBCTRL\-H\fP to delete
filter.
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Filter is a regular expression pattern:
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\fBgnome\fP: matches all processes starting with the \fBgnome\fP
string
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\fB\&.*gnome.*\fP: matches all processes containing the \fBgnome\fP
string
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.B \fBa\fP
Sort process list automatically
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If CPU \fB>70%\fP, sort processes by CPU usage
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If MEM \fB>70%\fP, sort processes by MEM usage
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If CPU iowait \fB>60%\fP, sort processes by I/O read and write
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.B \fBA\fP
Enable/disable Application Monitoring Process
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.B \fBb\fP
Switch between bit/s or Byte/s for network I/O
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.B \fBB\fP
View disk I/O counters per second
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.B \fBc\fP
Sort processes by CPU usage
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.B \fBd\fP
Show/hide disk I/O stats
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.B \fBD\fP
Enable/disable Docker stats
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.B \fBe\fP
Enable/disable top extended stats
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.B \fBE\fP
Erase current process filter
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.B \fBf\fP
Show/hide file system and folder monitoring stats
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.B \fBF\fP
Switch between file system used and free space
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.B \fBg\fP
Generate graphs for current history
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.B \fBh\fP
Show/hide the help screen
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.B \fBi\fP
Sort processes by I/O rate
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.B \fBI\fP
Show/hide IP module
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.B \fBl\fP
Show/hide log messages
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.B \fBm\fP
Sort processes by MEM usage
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.B \fBM\fP
Reset processes summary min/max
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.B \fBn\fP
Show/hide network stats
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.B \fBN\fP
Show/hide current time
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.B \fBp\fP
Sort processes by name
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.B \fBq|ESC\fP
Quit the current Glances session
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.B \fBQ\fP
Show/hide IRQ module
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.B \fBr\fP
Reset history
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.B \fBR\fP
Show/hide RAID plugin
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.B \fBs\fP
Show/hide sensors stats
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.B \fBt\fP
Sort process by CPU times (TIME+)
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.B \fBT\fP
View network I/O as combination
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.B \fBu\fP
Sort processes by USER
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.B \fBU\fP
View cumulative network I/O
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.B \fBw\fP
Delete finished warning log messages
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.B \fBW\fP
Show/hide Wifi module
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.B \fBx\fP
Delete finished warning and critical log messages
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.B \fBz\fP
Show/hide processes stats
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.B \fB0\fP
Enable/disable Irix/Solaris mode
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Task\(aqs CPU usage will be divided by the total number of CPUs
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.B \fB1\fP
Switch between global CPU and per\-CPU stats
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.B \fB2\fP
Enable/disable left sidebar
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.B \fB3\fP
Enable/disable the quick look module
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.B \fB4\fP
Enable/disable all but quick look and load module
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.B \fB5\fP
Enable/disable top menu (QuickLook, CPU, MEM, SWAP and LOAD)
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.B \fB/\fP
Switch between process command line or command name
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In the Glances client browser (accessible through the \fB\-\-browser\fP
command line argument):
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.B \fBENTER\fP
Run the selected server
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.B \fBUP\fP
Up in the servers list
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.B \fBDOWN\fP
Down in the servers list
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.B \fBq|ESC\fP
Quit Glances
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.SH CONFIGURATION
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No configuration file is mandatory to use Glances.
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Furthermore a configuration file is needed to access more settings.
.SH LOCATION
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\fBNOTE:\fP
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A template is available in the \fB/usr{,/local}/share/doc/glances\fP
(Unix\-like) directory or directly on \fI\%GitHub\fP\&.
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You can put your own \fBglances.conf\fP file in the following locations:
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\fBLinux\fP, \fBSunOS\fP
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~/.config/glances, /etc/glances
T}
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\fB*BSD\fP
T}	T{
~/.config/glances, /usr/local/etc/glances
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T{
\fBmacOS\fP
T}	T{
~/Library/Application Support/glances, /usr/local/etc/glances
T}
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T{
\fBWindows\fP
T}	T{
%APPDATA%\eglances
T}
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On Windows XP, \fB%APPDATA%\fP is: \fBC:\eDocuments and Settings\e<USERNAME>\eApplication Data\fP\&.
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On Windows Vista and later: \fBC:\eUsers\e<USERNAME>\eAppData\eRoaming\fP\&.
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User\-specific options override system\-wide options and options given on
the command line override either.
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Glances reads configuration files in the \fIini\fP syntax.
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A first section (called global) is available:
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[global]
# Does Glances should check if a newer version is available on PyPI?
check_update=true
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Each plugin, export module and application monitoring process (AMP) can
have a section. Below an example for the CPU plugin:
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[cpu]
user_careful=50
user_warning=70
user_critical=90
iowait_careful=50
iowait_warning=70
iowait_critical=90
system_careful=50
system_warning=70
system_critical=90
steal_careful=50
steal_warning=70
steal_critical=90
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an InfluxDB export module:
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[influxdb]
# Configuration for the \-\-export\-influxdb option
# https://influxdb.com/
host=localhost
port=8086
user=root
password=root
db=glances
prefix=localhost
#tags=foo:bar,spam:eggs
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or a Nginx AMP:
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[amp_nginx]
# Nginx status page should be enable (https://easyengine.io/tutorials/nginx/status\-page/)
enable=true
regex=\e/usr\e/sbin\e/nginx
refresh=60
one_line=false
status_url=http://localhost/nginx_status
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.SH LOGGING
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Glances logs all of its internal messages to a log file.
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\fBDEBUG\fP messages can been logged using the \fB\-d\fP option on the command
line.
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By default, the \fBglances\-USERNAME.log\fP file is under the temporary directory:
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\fB*nix\fP
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/tmp
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%TEMP%
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On Windows XP, \fB%TEMP%\fP is: \fBC:\eDocuments and Settings\e<USERNAME>\eLocal Settings\eTemp\fP\&.
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On Windows Vista and later: \fBC:\eUsers\e<USERNAME>\eAppData\eLocal\eTemp\fP\&.
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If you want to use another system path or change the log message, you
can use your own logger configuration. First of all, you have to create
a \fBglances.json\fP file with, for example, the following content (JSON
format):
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{
    "version": 1,
    "disable_existing_loggers": "False",
    "root": {
        "level": "INFO",
        "handlers": ["file", "console"]
    },
    "formatters": {
        "standard": {
            "format": "%(asctime)s \-\- %(levelname)s \-\- %(message)s"
        },
        "short": {
            "format": "%(levelname)s: %(message)s"
        },
        "free": {
            "format": "%(message)s"
        }
    },
    "handlers": {
        "file": {
            "level": "DEBUG",
            "class": "logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler",
            "formatter": "standard",
            "filename": "/var/tmp/glances.log"
        },
        "console": {
            "level": "CRITICAL",
            "class": "logging.StreamHandler",
            "formatter": "free"
        }
    },
    "loggers": {
        "debug": {
            "handlers": ["file", "console"],
            "level": "DEBUG"
        },
        "verbose": {
            "handlers": ["file", "console"],
            "level": "INFO"
        },
        "standard": {
            "handlers": ["file"],
            "level": "INFO"
        },
        "requests": {
            "handlers": ["file", "console"],
            "level": "ERROR"
        },
        "elasticsearch": {
            "handlers": ["file", "console"],
            "level": "ERROR"
        },
        "elasticsearch.trace": {
            "handlers": ["file", "console"],
            "level": "ERROR"
        }
    }
}
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and start Glances using the following command line:
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LOG_CFG=<path>/glances.json glances
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\fBNOTE:\fP
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Replace \fB<path>\fP by the folder where your \fBglances.json\fP file
is hosted.
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.SH EXAMPLES
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Monitor local machine (standalone mode):
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$ glances
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Monitor local machine with the web interface (Web UI):
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$ glances \-w
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Monitor local machine and export stats to a CSV file:
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$ glances \-\-export\-csv
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Monitor local machine and export stats to a InfluxDB server with 5s
refresh time (also possible to export to OpenTSDB, Cassandra, Statsd,
ElasticSearch, RabbitMQ and Riemann):
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$ glances \-t 5 \-\-export\-influxdb
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Start a Glances server (server mode):
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$ glances \-s
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Connect Glances to a Glances server (client mode):
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$ glances \-c <ip_server>
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Connect to a Glances server and export stats to a StatsD server:
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$ glances \-c <ip_server> \-\-export\-statsd
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Start the client browser (browser mode):
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$ glances \-\-browser
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.SH AUTHOR
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Nicolas Hennion aka Nicolargo <\fI\%contact@nicolargo.com\fP>
.SH COPYRIGHT
2017, Nicolas Hennion
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