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bottom

A customizable cross-platform graphical process/system monitor for the terminal.

Runs as btm|macOS, Linux, Windows|bottom.pages.dev

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 10 fields

Start bottom with common display and process options. Widget layout, colours and the rest of the options live in the config file.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun
otty gui bottom
Monitor the systemExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal
Basic
Basic mode
--basic
Expand default widget
--expanded
Refresh interval
string
Default widget
string
TasksEach one presets the form for one job
Start bottom
basicratedefault_widget_typeexpanded
Process-focused view
default_widget_typeexpandedtreegroupregexread_only
ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form
Basic mode
boolean
--basic-b
Expand default widget
boolean
--expanded-e
Config file
path
--config_location-C
Refresh interval
For example 1s or 500ms.
string
--rate-r
Default widget
string
--default_widget_typecpumemnetproctempdisk
Process tree
boolean
--tree-T
Group processes by name
boolean
--group_processes-g
Regex search
boolean
--regex-R
Case-sensitive search
boolean
--case_sensitive-S
Read only
Prevent actions that affect the system, such as stopping processes.
boolean
--read_only
SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these
help
| `-b`, `--basic` | Hides graphs and uses a more basic look. | | `-C`, `--config_location <PATH>` | Sets the location of the config file. | | `-r`, `--rate <TIME>` | Sets how often data is refreshed. | | `-e`, `--expanded` | Expand the defaul…
manualnightly 2026-10-27

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Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed btm against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.