btop

Stow package for ~/.config/btop/btop.conf. btop is a process / CPU / memory / network monitor.

Table of contents

• Layout
• Settings
• Churn warning
• Fresh-machine setup

Layout

Settings

color_theme      = "dracula"   # matches git/, lazygit/, overall palette
theme_background = False        # transparent — inherit terminal bg
truecolor        = True         # 24-bit color (enabled by tmux too)
graph_symbol     = "braille"    # denser/prettier than block glyphs
vim_keys         = True         # hjkl navigation

Cycle themes inside btop with p (uppercase P reverses). Press ? for full keybindings. Other built-in themes worth trying: gruvbox_dark, gruvbox_dark_v2, gruvbox_material_dark, nord, tokyo-night, tokyo-storm.

Churn warning

btop rewrites this file every time you change a setting via its TUI (theme cycling, sort order, etc.). Diff before committing:

git -C ~/dotfiles diff btop/.config/btop/btop.conf

Fresh-machine setup

brew install btop      # in the Brewfile
stow btop