# Sysit
System Sit, check on the system with a quick glance!
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## About
System resources overview within 50 characters. Relies on
[sysinfo](https://github.com/GuillaumeGomez/sysinfo) to get all the relevant system
information.
## Install
If you are on Arch, install via Aur: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/sysit-bin/
On other platforms, you can use the install script, which will install
a [pre-built binary](https://github.com/crodjer/sysit/releases/latest).
To install at `/usr/local/bin/`:
```
Or, to install at a location of your choice, say `~/.local/bin`:
```
curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crodjer/sysit/main/scripts/install.sh | bash -s ~/.local/bin
```
You can always use cargo if your platform isn't supported:
```
cargo install sysit
```
## Reasoning
The ability to quickly see basic system information without needing a
context switch can be useful. `sysit` is easy to incorporate in the
various status bars - such as that of `tmux`, `i3`/`sway` etc.
## Understanding the output
Memory Usage
CPU Information (usage and optionally frequency)
Temperature for the hottest sensor
Network Ping
# Usage
## From the console
Simply type `sysit` for a quick glance at the system information.
```
sysit on main is 📦 v0.6.0 via 🦀 v1.56.1
at 18:43:42 ❯ sysit
21% 5% 45°C 12.0 ms
```
This can also be used with a desktop manager's applets. For example,
Xfce's `genmon`.
## Continuous Monitoring
### Watch Mode
Works as if `watch sysit`. Can be used within tmux status line for
continuous monitoring. Eg:
```tmux.conf
set -g status-right '#[fg=black,bg=blue] #(sysit -wi 2) '
```
Watch mode with `sysit -wi 2` has a benefit of maintaining a single
process. Just using plain `sysit` command will also work, but that'd
mean tmux spawns a new process every time.
### Log Mode
At times it can be handy to log system stats, for instance, while
benchmarking.
```
sysit on main is 📦 v0.6.0 via 🦀 v1.56.1
at 18:45:26 ❯ sysit -lf
21% 5% @2.9 GHz 44°C 9.91 ms
21% 2% @2.1 GHz 44°C 8.43 ms
21% 3% @2.2 GHz 46°C 14.4 ms
21% 1% @3.8 GHz 46°C 139 ms
24% 63% @4.1 GHz 55°C 17.9 ms
25% 10% @4.0 GHz 48°C 354 ms
26% 10% @4.1 GHz 45°C 472 ms
```
## Help
```
sysit
Get system resources overview in 50 characters
For usage details, try --help
Understanding the output:
Memory Usage
CPU Information (usage and optionally frequency)
Temperature for the hottest sensor
Network Ping
USAGE:
sysit [OPTIONS]
OPTIONS:
-c, --colors
force output to be always colorized
-f, --frequency
show CPU frequency
-h, --help
Print help information
-i, --interval <INTERVAL>
update interval in seconds for watch/log mode
[default: 1]
-l, --log
run in log mode (will continuously append a row to standard output)
--no-colors
force output to be never colorized
--ping-host <PING_HOST>
host to use for testing the ping
[default: 1.0.0.1]
--threshold-cpu-high <THRESHOLD_CPU_HIGH>
the threshold for high cpu usage (higher values will be rendered in red)
[default: 80.0]
--threshold-cpu-medium <THRESHOLD_CPU_MEDIUM>
the threshold for medium cpu usage (higher values will be rendered in yellow)
[default: 50.0]
--threshold-memory-high <THRESHOLD_MEMORY_HIGH>
the threshold for high memory usage (higher values will be rendered in red)
[default: 80.0]
--threshold-memory-medium <THRESHOLD_MEMORY_MEDIUM>
the threshold for medium memory usage (higher values will be rendered in yellow)
[default: 50.0]
--threshold-temp-hot <THRESHOLD_TEMP_HOT>
the threshold for high temperature (higher values will be rendered in red)
[default: 75.0]
--threshold-temp-warm <THRESHOLD_TEMP_WARM>
the threshold for warm temperature (higher values will be rendered in yellow)
[default: 55.0]
-V, --version
Print version information
-w, --watch
run in watch mode (as if running with the watch command)
```