From Linux Man Pages
asload - the AfterStep CPU load monitor
SYNOPSIS
asload [-h] [-ver]
[-iconic] [-withdrawn] [-shape]
[-u update rate]
[-position [+|-]x[+|-]y]
[-led color]
[-exe command]
DESCRIPTION
The asload is a X11 application that acts as a CPU load monitor for
computers running Linux. The applet provides a distinctive AfterStep
window manager look.
This is a load monitor which is designed to work with the PROC filesys-
tem. Generally all Linux systems come with the PROC fs. If you're
using a different Unix and it doesn't have the PROC fs, first see if
there is one available... otherwise this monitor won't work!
CONFIGURATION OPTIONS
-h
Prints a short description and usage message.
-ver
Version control. Prints the version of the program.
-u <update rate>
Specifies the update rate in seconds.
-position [+|-]x[+|-]y
Displays the window at the specified location on the screen.
This works as standard X Windows geometry option.
-iconic
Starts the asload application in the iconized mode. The icon
has the same appearance with the main window.
-withdrawn
Starts the asload application in the withdrawn mode. This
option is necessary to be able to dock the asload in the Window-
Maker dock.
-shape
Starts the asload application without groundplate.
-led <color>
The color for the "foreground". This color is used to draw the
lines that show the CPU load. The color is darkened twice by 89%
for different types of CPU load.
-exe <command>
The applet will execute the specified command on a mouseclick in
the window.
INVOCATION
asload was written to be swallowed by the AfterStep wharf module, but
it can be used with everything else too. A common invocation is the
command line:
user@host[1]% asload -u 1 -led RoyalBlue &
Another way to call asload is from the AfterStep Wharf:
*Wharf asload nil Swallow "asload" asload -u 1 &
This line, when placed in the wharf file in the users Afterstep config-
uration directory will cause asload to be a button on the Wharf (1)
button bar under the afterstep(1) window manager.
If you run WindowMaker then you should use the "-w" (for "withdrawn")
option:
user@host[1]% asload -w &
and then drag the icon to the dock.
BUGS
None that I am aware of.
FILES
/proc/stat
RELATED
Wharf(1),top(1),proc(5)
COPYRIGHTS
Copyright (c) 1998 Ryan Land, rland@bc1.com
Copyright (c) 1996 Beat Christen, bchriste@iiic.ethz.ch
Distributed under GNU General Public License
CATEGORY