ASCII-based monitoring tools

Go-To Tools

Summary

I have always found ASCII-based monitoring tools to be of extreme value, even when not administering a huge cluster. I am always on the lookout for new ASCII tools. In this article, I looked at three new tools, all of which are worthy of inclusion in your list of go-to tools when the chips are down.

Infos

"Bashtop, a Gorgeous Top-like Tool" by Jeff Layton, HPC : https://www.admin-magazine.com/HPC/Articles/Bashtop-a-Gorgeous-Top-like-Tool
Bottom: https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom
gtop: https://github.com/aksakalli/gtop
gotop: https://github.com/xxxserxxx/gotop
vtop: https://www.admin-magazine.com/HPC/Articles/Top-Top-Like-Tools

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