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xrestop: monitor server resources used by X11 clients

NAME

xrestop - monitor server resources used by X11 clients

SYNOPSIS

xrestop --help
xrestop [ --display display ] [ --batch ] [ --delay-time seconds ] [ --max-samples count ]

DESCRIPTION

Xrestop uses the X-Resource extension to provide 'top'-like statistics of each connected X11 client's server-side resource usage. It is intended as a developer tool to aid more efficient server resource usage and debug server-side resource leakage.

OPTIONS

--help

Show usage.

--display, -d <display>

Specify X11 display to monitor.

--delay-time, -t <seconds>

Time in seconds between taking samples. Default is 2 seconds.

--batch, -b

Run in batch mode. Slightly more detailed infomation is streamed to stdout rather than the usual curses interface. This mode is intended for debugging a single client with something like

  xrestop -b | grep -A 14 appname

--max-samples, -m <count>

Specify number of times to gather and display results. Default is continuous, which can be set with 0 (zero).

BUGS

The X-Resource extension is very new and may not be 100% accurate.

AUTHOR

xrestop was written by Matthew Allum <mallum [at] handhelds.org>.