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bcicen/ctop

bcicen/ctop

Top-like interface for container metrics

repo name bcicen/ctop
repo link https://github.com/bcicen/ctop
homepage https://ctop.sh
language Go
size (curr.) 3265 kB
stars (curr.) 9531
created 2016-12-27
license MIT License

release homebrew

Top-like interface for container metrics

ctop provides a concise and condensed overview of real-time metrics for multiple containers:

as well as an single container view for inspecting a specific container.

ctop comes with built-in support for Docker and runC; connectors for other container and cluster systems are planned for future releases.

Install

Fetch the latest release for your platform:

Linux

sudo wget https://github.com/bcicen/ctop/releases/download/v0.7.3/ctop-0.7.3-linux-amd64 -O /usr/local/bin/ctop
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ctop

OS X

brew install ctop

or

sudo curl -Lo /usr/local/bin/ctop https://github.com/bcicen/ctop/releases/download/v0.7.3/ctop-0.7.3-darwin-amd64
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/ctop

Docker

docker run --rm -ti \
  --name=ctop \
  --volume /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro \
  quay.io/vektorlab/ctop:latest

ctop is also available for Arch in the AUR

Building

Build steps can be found here.

Usage

ctop requires no arguments and uses Docker host variables by default. See connectors for further configuration options.

Config file

While running, use S to save the current filters, sort field, and other options to a default config path. These settings will be loaded and applied the next time ctop is started.

Options

Option Description
-a show active containers only
-f <string> set an initial filter string
-h display help dialog
-i invert default colors
-r reverse container sort order
-s select initial container sort field
-scale-cpu show cpu as % of system total
-v output version information and exit
-shell specify shell (default: sh)

Keybindings

Key Action
<enter> Open container menu
a Toggle display of all (running and non-running) containers
f Filter displayed containers (esc to clear when open)
H Toggle ctop header
h Open help dialog
s Select container sort field
r Reverse container sort order
o Open single view
l View container logs (t to toggle timestamp when open)
e Exec Shell
S Save current configuration to file
q Quit ctop
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