.\" manual page for nctop
.\" process this file with nroff -man nctop.1
.\" 2005 Ralf Becker
.\" $Id: nctop.1,v 1.1.2.1 2005/01/25 12:08:18 becker Exp $
.TH nctop 1 "January 2005" "" "User Manual" 
.SH NAME
.B nctop 
\- a remote system monitor
.SH SYNOPSIS
nctop [-bhV] [-f
.I file
] [-w 
.I seconds
] [-p 
.I port
]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Nctop is a client/server application to monitor the system state of
remote hosts. The client probes every host listed in the
configuration file and displays a line containing
.P
.RS
- hostname
.br
- load averages (three samples)
.br
- CPU states (user/sys/idle)
.br
- real memory usage (used/free/total)
.br
- number of users currently logged in
.br
.RE
.P
Clearly, the client has only access to this information for hosts running
the nctop daemon (nctopd).
.SH OPTIONS
.IP -b
the host states are displayed once (batch mode)
.IP -h
display a one line usage information
.IP -V
version information
.IP "-f file"
read alternative configuration from
.I file,
then the default
.I @sysconfdir@/nctop.conf
.IP "-p port"
contact the daemon on the given network port
.IP "-w seconds"
update the display every
.I seconds
seconds
.SH FILES
sysconfdir@/nctop.conf
.RS
the system-wide configuration file
.SH BUGS
no known bugs
.SH AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Ralf Becker <nctop@web.de>.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR nctopd(1)